Effective suicide prevention counseling can literally save a life. With timely interventions, treatment and support, suicides and suicide attempts can be prevented.

Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. One of the references must come from James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Look at all of the attachments. Please follow the instructions to get full credit for the discussion. I’m in the group with last name J-R. I need this completed by 10/09/18 at 8pm.

Discussion: Suicide Assessment

Effective suicide prevention counseling can literally save a life. With timely interventions, treatment and support, suicides and suicide attempts can be prevented. In crisis counseling, how you encounter the suicidal client may differ from the traditional face-to-face interactions we typically consider for long-term care. Some suicidal clients reach out with a phone call or online messaging. Other times we are given a written case referral and asked to consult for immediate safety planning. Since we encounter suicidal clients in a variety of platforms, this discussion is designated to help you not only perfect your skills in determining how to assess and intervene with a suicidal client, but also to consider the impact of how the client information is presented on our decision making regarding best client care.

In this Discussion, you will be assigned a particular case presentation to review. Students with the last name A–I will watch the video recording as if working with a face-to-face or online client. Students with the last name J–R will review the transcript as if given a written referral. Students with the last name S–Z will listen to the audio recording as if speaking to a client by phone. Based on your assigned format, you will assess for risk factors and begin safety planning for your client.

To Prepare:

· Download the transcript and review the video Facilitative Response Activity. Consider how you might facilitate or formulate a response to the client scenarios.

· Review the video How to accurately assess and help a client from the Learning Resources for this week.

· Based on your last name, review the case presentation Suicide assessment and safety planning in the format assigned.

Note: When the media resource is accessed and appears, please make certain that you choose the format that coincides with the group you are assigned. Students with the last name A–I will watch the video recording. Students with the last name J–R will use the written transcript. Students with the last name S–Z will listen to the audio recording.

Post your responses to the following:

• The type of interaction you      reviewed (i.e., written, video, or audio) (written for my last name)
• Risk factors for the client
• Things you would like to know      about the client (i.e., what information is missing?)
• Components you think will be      important to include in a safety plan for the client

Required Resources

Readings

James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

• Chapter 8, “Crisis of Lethality”

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. (Nov 2016). Outcomes from eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in active-duty service members with posttraumatic stress disorder, Vol 8(6).

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/

Document: Facility Response Activity Transcript (PDF)

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018a). Facilitative response activity [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: This media is a self-paced interactive piece.

Click here to download the transcript.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018b). How to accurately assess and help a client [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 37 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2018c). Suicide assessment and safety planning [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 16 minutes.

Accessible player –Downloads– Download Video w/CC Download Audio Download Transcript

Optional Resources

American Association of Suicidology. (2018). Retrieved from www.suicidology.org

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Retrieved from https://afsp.org/

May, A. M., & Klonsky, E. D. (2016). What distinguishes suicide attempters from suicide ideators? A meta-analysis of potential factors. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 23(1), 5–20. doi:10.1111/cpsp.12136

Shallcross, L. (2010). Confronting the threat of suicide. Counseling Today. Retrieved from http://ct.counseling.org/2010/07/confronting-the-threat-of-suicide

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Shaw, S. L. (2017). Suicide risk assessment: What psychologists should know. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48(2), 98–106. doi:10.1037/pro0000106