Assessment and intervention with suicidal clients Volume 2 John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Sommers-Flanagan, John, 1957- commentator.

Psychotherapy.net

Series:

Assessment and intervention with suicidal clients

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide--Psychological aspects.

Suicide.

Suicide--Treatment.

Genre:

Educational films

Nonfiction films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (137 min.)) sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Mill Valley, California] Psychotherapy.net 2018

Language Note:

Closed captioned

System Details:

System requirements: Broadband with connection speed of 1.5 Mbps or greater; Internet browser; Adobe Flash Player for computer viewing.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

digital

Summary:

"Have you felt overwhelmed and anxious in your work or at the prospect of working with suicidal clients, particularly younger ones? Psychologist and counselor educator John Sommers-Flanagan's expertise in the field of suicidology is exactly what you need to improve your confidence and competence with suicidal clients. Sommers-Flanagan believes that it is important to demystify suicide and to engage openly and directly with clients. Working from a deeply empathetic therapeutic foundation, he offers highly concrete strategies for use during both assessment and early treatment. You will learn how to implement the 'Mood Rating Scale with a Suicide Floor' to determine changes in your client's emotional status as they relate to self-harm. As he models use of the 'Suicide Rating Form,' you will develop strategies for accurately assessing your client's risk for suicide. Finally, you will acquire skills for building a 'Safety Plan' with your suicidal clients that includes creation of a safe environment, recognizing warning signs, identifying peer and community resources, and choosing an alternative environment. Some clients actively plan suicide while others simply wish to die. They struggle under the crushing weight of guilt, self-hatred, or have simply lost hope. For some clients, suicidality is rooted in existential dilemmas while for others it is related to concrete and immediate stressors. Regardless of the type of suicidality and/or its imminence, Sommers-Flanagan will expand your clinical flexibility by teaching you how to triage these clients and the issues that undermine their will to live. You will integrate effective strategies into your own treatment planning that are centered around externalization of suicidal thoughts, engagement with life, capitalizing on hope and faith, and strengthening family ties and support. By watching this interview, you will be able to: 1. Describe strategies for assessing suicidal clients' strengths and resources, both internal and external. 2. Acquire effective strategies for assessing and intervening with both acutely and chronically suicidal clients using the Suicide Rating Form and Mood Rating Scale with a Suicide Floor. 3. Create an effective safety plan with suicidal clients." Supplied by publisher

Participant:

Featured expert: John Sommers-Flanagan

Notes:

Title and description from publisher metadata

Instructor's manual available for download on landing page

ISBN:

9781601245540

Publisher Number:

415 Psychotherapy.net

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license