The practical art of suicide assessment : a guide for mental health professionals and substance abuse counselors
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The practical art of suicide assessment : a guide for mental health professionals and substance abuse counselors
John Wiley & Sons, c2002
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Previous ed.: 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Here is a concise guidebook for mental health professionals on how to assess whether a client is at risk for suicide. Written by the author of the leading reference on clinical interviewing, this practical manual offers busy front-line clinicians a rapid, thorough, and sensitive interviewing strategy to determine lethal risk. This paperback version includes new appendices on suicide assessment instruments and how counselors can protect themselves during forensic inquiries.
Table of Contents
Foreword by David A. Jobes, PhD. Preface to the Paperback Edition. Preface. Acknowledgments to Paperback Edition. Acknowledgments. PART ONE: THE EXPERIENCE OF SUICIDE: ETIOLOGY, PHENOMENOLOGY, AND RISK FACTORS. 1. Suicide: The Ultimate Paradox. 2. Descent into the Maelstrom: Etiology and Phenomenology of Suicide. 3. Risk Factors: Harbingers of Death. PART TWO: UNCOVERING SUICIDAL IDEATION: PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES, AND STRATEGIES. 4. Before the Interview Begins: Overcoming the Taboo against Talking about Suicide. 5. Validity Techniques: Simple Tools for Uncovering Complex Secrets. 6. Eliciting Suicidal Ideation: Practical Techniques and Effective Strategies. PART THREE: PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT OF RISK: FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES AND SOUND FORMULATIONS. 7. Putting It All Together: Safe and Effective Decision Making. Appendix A: How to Document a Suicide Assessment. Appendix B: Safety Contracting Revisited: Pros, Cons, and Documentation. Appendix C: A Quick Guide to Suicide Prevention Web Sites. Index.
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