Stacey Freedenthal

Helping the Suicidal Person (eBook, ePUB)

Tips and Techniques for Professionals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Helping the Suicidal Person provides a highly practical toolbox for mental health professionals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317353263
• Artikelnr.: 49376848

Autorenporträt

Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, is an associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. Her psychotherapy and consulting practice focuses on suicide assessment and intervention.

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I. Understanding Suicide and You Tip 1: Reflect on Your Biases about
Suicide Tip 2: Take Stock of Your Experiences with Suicide (or Lack
Thereof) Tip 3: Confront "Suicide Anxiety" Tip 4: Be Alert to Negative
Feelings Toward the Suicidal Person Tip 5: Reject the Savior Role Tip 6:
Maintain Hope II. Overcoming the Taboo Tip 7: Face Your Fears Tip 8:
Directly Ask about Suicidal Thoughts Tip 9: Turn to Techniques for
Eliciting Sensitive Information Tip 10: Embrace a Narrative Approach:
"Suicidal Storytelling" Tip 11: Ask about Suicidal Imagery, Too Tip 12:
Uncover Fears of Hospitalization and Other Obstacles to Disclosure III.
Joining with the Suicidal Person Tip 13: Recognize that, for Some People,
You are an Enemy Tip 14: Avoid Coercion and Control Whenever Possible Tip
15: Resist the Urge to Persuade or Offer Advice Tip 16: Understand the
Person's Reasons for Dying Tip 17: Validate the Wish to Die Tip 18:
Acknowledge that Suicide is an Option IV. Assessing Danger Tip 19: Gather
Remaining Essentials about Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior Tip 20: Learn
About Prior Suicidal Crises: The CASE Approach Tip 21: Cautiously Use
Standardized Questionnaires Tip 22: Privilege Warning Signs Over Risk
Factors Tip 23: Screen for Access to Firearms Tip 24: Inquire about
Internet Use Tip 25: Probe for Homicidal Ideation Tip 26: Collect
Information from Family, Professionals, and Others V. Assessing Protective
& Cultural Factors Tip 27: Examine Reasons for Living Tip 28: Identify
Other Protective Factors Tip 29: Pay Attention to Culture Tip 30:
Investigate Religious and Spiritual Views of Suicide VI. Putting It All
Together: Estimating Risk Tip 31: Solicit the Person's Own Assessment of
Suicide Risk Tip 32: Estimate Acute Risk for Suicide Tip 33: Estimate
Chronic Risk for Suicide Tip 34: Document Generously VII. Attending to
Immediate Safety Tip 35: Know When and Why to Pursue Hospitalization Tip
36: Know When and Why Not to Pursue Hospitalization Tip 37: Do Not Use a
No-Suicide Contract Tip 38: Collaboratively Develop a Safety Plan Tip 39:
Encourage Delay Tip 40: Problem-Solve around Access to Firearms Tip 41:
Discuss Access to Other Means for Suicide, Too Tip 42: In Case of Terminal
Illness, Proceed Differently (Perhaps) Tip 43: Seek Consultation VIII.
Planning for Treatment Tip 44: Make Suicidality the Focus Tip 45: As
Needed, Increase Frequency of Contact Tip 46: Treat Chronic Suicidality
Differently Tip 47: Involve Loved Ones Tip 48: Suggest a Physical Exam Tip
49: Recommend an Evaluation for Medication Tip 50: Continue to Monitor
Suicidal Ideation IX. Alleviating Psychological Pain Tip 51: After Safety,
Address Suffering Tip 52: Look for Unmet Needs Tip 53: Target Social
Isolation Tip 54: Use Grounding Exercises X. Exploring Motivations and
Misgivings Tip 55: Assume Nothing: Does the Person Want to Give Up Suicide?
Tip 56: Tap Into Ambivalence Tip 57: Compare Reasons for Living and Dying
Tip 58: Invite the Person to Look for the "Catch" Tip 59: Search for
Exceptions XI. Inspiring Hope Tip 60: Frame Suicide as a Problem-Solving
Behavior Tip 61: Help Brainstorm an "Options List" Tip 62: Teach the
Problem-Solving Method Tip 63: Nourish Future Plans and Goals Tip 64:
Incorporate a Hope Kit Tip 65: Highlight Strengths XII. Drawing from
Cognitive Behavior Strategies Tip 66: Connect Suicidal Thoughts to Other
Thinking Tip 67: Educate about Cognitive Distortions Tip 68: Help Challenge
Negative Thoughts Tip 69: Elicit Coping Statements Tip 70: Rescript
Suicidal Imagery Tip 71: Discourage Thought Suppression Tip 72: Foster
Acceptance of Suicidal Thoughts XIII. Improving Quality of Life Tip 73:
Enhance Coping Skills Tip 74: Cultivate Mindfulness Tip 75: "Broaden and
Build" Positive Emotions Tip 76: Pair Behavioral Activation with Values
XIV. Moving Forward After a Suicide Attempt Tip 77: Differentiate Between
Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Tip 78: Determine the Person's
Reaction to Having Survived Tip 79: Conduct a Chain Analysis Tip 80:
Evaluate Where the Safety Plan Fell Short Tip 81: Take Advantage of the
"Teachable Moment" Tip 82: Attend to the Therapeutic Relationship Tip 83:
Address the Trauma of the Suicide Attempt Tip 84: Explore Shame and Stigma
XV. Building Resilience Tip 85: Warn about the Possibility of Relapse Tip
86: Review Lessons Learned Tip 87: Complete a Relapse Prevention Protocol
Tip 88: Propose a Letter to the Suicidal Self Tip 89: Follow Up