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Assessing Suicide Risk

• As a social worker, you will likely at some point have a client with a positive suicide risk assessment. Many individuals with suicidal ideation also have a plan, and that plan may be imminent. Even when the risk is not urgent at a given moment, current research shows that most suicides occur within 3 months of the risk being assessed within a formal appointment. Ideation can quickly become a suicide.

• For this Discussion, you view an initial suicide risk assessment. As you evaluate the social worker's actions, imagine yourself in their place. What would you do, and why?

Problem 1: Identify and discuss elements of Dr. Sommers-Flanagan's suicide risk assessment.

Problem 2: Describe the elements of safety planning that you would put in place as Tommi's social worker in the first week and in the first months.

Problem 3: Identify a suicide risk assessment tool you would use at future sessions to identify changes in her risk level. Explain why you would use this tool.

Problem 4: Explain any adjustments or enhancements that might be helpful given Tommi's cultural background. Support your ideas with scholarly resources.