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Slide 1: Crisis Management Module 5-2 Sheena welker August 2 2010
Slide 2: Assessment Lethality assessment of immediate risk. Three questions that can be asked are: Are you thinking about hurting yourself? How would you hurt your self? What stops you from hurting yourself? (Miller2005)
Slide 3: Assessment continued SAD person scale Sex Age Depression Loss of rational thinking lack of social support Substance abuse Lack of a spouse Sickness Presence of an organized plan previous attempts
Slide 4: Intervention Increasing counseling sessions. Including family and friends in counseling sessions. Signing a contract on not to attempt suicide. Hospitalization, and medications Contacting family and friends on the clients intent. (Miller 2005)
Slide 5: Ethical issues Counselors need to make every reasonable attempt, legally and ethical to keep a client from committing suicide. (Argosy 2010) Confidentiality is waived in situations where a client appears at risk of committing suicide and it may be appropriate to notify friends and family of the client’s intent. “Psychologists disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual only as mandated by law, or where permitted by law for a valid purpose such as to protect the client/patient, psychologist, or others from harm” (APA 2010)
Slide 6: References: Argosy 2010 retrieved on August 2 2010 from: www.myeclassonline.com APA 2010 retrieved on August 2 2010 from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx# Learning the language of addiction counseling Miller 2005