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Suicide prevention, risk assessment and intervention

The Suicidal Affect-Behavior-Cognition Scale (SABCS)

Posted on August 14, 2015May 28, 2016 by Dustin

The Suicide Affect-Behaviour-Cognition scale is a new public domain suicide risk assessment tool that has demonstrated ability to predict future suicidal behaviour. Individuals circle each response and sum up the results, with higher scores indicating greater risk. It’s important to note that no cut-off scores have yet been developed which may limit the utility of…

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ED-SAFE Suicide Screening Tool

Posted on June 28, 2015May 28, 2016 by Dustin

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations that accredits healthcare organizations in the US is often a requirement for state licensure or for receiving Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements. One of the items in the Joint Commission accreditation is Goal 15.01.01, comprehensive suicide risk assessment. This involves screening of individuals who are at risk, and further assessment…

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Developing Core Competencies for Suicide Risk Assessment

Posted on May 20, 2015May 28, 2016 by Dustin

A number of competencies or skills are required for adequately working with suicidal individuals. Cramer et. al. (2013) examined a number of resources including the AAS Core Competencies (2010) and other resources. This list is adapted from those resources. Manage Attitudes and Reactions Towards Suicide and Suicidal Clients This competency involves self-awareness about your attitudes…

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DCIB Suicide Risk Assessment

Posted on May 16, 2015September 22, 2017 by Dustin

Introduction The DCIB Suicide Risk Assessment follows the new standards of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Joiner, et. al., 2007). The result of the research and expert consensus was the following core principles and subcomponents, listed below. If you prefer to watch, you can see a video below. Components of the DCIB Risk Assessment Suicidal…

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Evaluating a Samaritans Suicide Risk Assessment

Posted on May 14, 2015May 28, 2016 by Dustin

The Samaritans are one of the most well-known suicide prevention organizations, helping individuals in distress via telephone, email and even through postal mail, over 5 million times a year (Pollack et. al. 2008) The Samaritans teach their volunteers the skills of active listening and the value of self-determination, and therefore most Samaritan organizations use no caller…

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