Behavioral emergencies

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Kleespies, Phillip M., presenter.

American Psychological Association, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric emergencies.

Emergency Services, Psychiatric.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Services, Psychiatric.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (103 min., 16 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association [2023]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

video file

Summary:

A behavioral emergency is defined as a situation in which a client presents as being at imminent risk of behaving in a way that could result in serious harm or death to self or others. Discerning a behavioral emergency requires careful evaluation. Once an evaluation uncovers an imminent risk, therapists are required to respond immediately to prevent any harm from occurring. The teaching examples presented in this video illustrate a course of action for swift and thoughtful decision-making in a stressful situation, demonstrate how to cope with stress that may result from such situations, and help distinguish a behavioral emergency from a behavioral crisis. In this video Dr. Phillip Kleespies evaluates and manages a behavioral crisis that could develop into an emergency if not given appropriate clinical attention with a middle-aged man who is considering suicide. He also discusses behavioral emergencies with a panel of graduate students.This video features a client portrayed by an actor on the basis of a composite of case details

Notes:

Recording date: 2014-08-28

Vendor provided data

Access Restriction:

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