Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management (Guilford Child and Adolescent Practitioner Series)

Meeting a vital need, this book helps clinicians rapidly identify risks for suicidal behavior and manage an at-risk teen's ongoing care. It provides clear guidelines for conducting suicide risk screenings and comprehensive risk assessments and implementing immediate safety-focused interventions, as well as longer-term treatment plans. Designed for day-to-day use in private practice, schools, or other settings, the volume is grounded in a strong evidence base. It features quick-reference clinical pointers, sample dialogues with teens and parents, and reproducible assessment and documentation tools. Most of the reproducible materials can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Child Health Category Suicidal thoughts and behaviors represent the most common mental health emergency among teens. Any clinician who works with adolescents is almost certain to encounter individuals at elevated risk. This indispensable book provides a systematic framework for assessing suicide risk and managing an at-risk teen's ongoing care. Following a clear overview of risk and protective factors for suicide, the book describes step by step how to conduct brief risk screenings and comprehensive risk assessments, and how to plan immediate and short-term interventions. Each clearly organized chapter begins with a bulleted list of objectives to help readers find needed content quickly. User-friendly features include boxes that delineate key points, quick-reference clinical pointers, tables presenting more detailed information, and sample dialogues with teens and parents. Reproducible checklists and forms are provided, along with sample completed forms. -- From publisher's description Introduction -- A Look At Overall Risk And Protective Factors -- Screening: How We Recognize Elevated Risk -- Suicide Risk Assessment And Risk Formulation -- Intervention Planning And Care Management -- Partnering With Parents And Schools -- Legal Issues. Cheryl A. King, Cynthia Ewell Foster, Kelly M. Rogalski. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 175-200) And Index.