Treating Suicidal Clients & Self-Harm Behaviors: Assessments, Worksheets & Guides for Interventions and Long-Term Care

by Dr. Meagan N Houston

The most comprehensive, practical and user-friendly workbook to help save lives.

Developed from years of working with the most challenging suicidal cases, Dr. Meagan N. Houston has created a workbook to prepare you for all the intricacies that affect clients' choices to live or die.

Treating Suicidal Clients & Self-Harm Behaviors is filled with proven assessments, unique worksheets and action-based methods to help your clients navigate and survive the turbulent periods of their lives where suicidal and/or self-harm behaviors appear to be their primary options to cope. This complete resource also includes underlying etiology, varying life factors, and mental health concerns that influence suicidal and self-destructive behavior. Inside you will
- Downloadable assessments, worksheets and guides
- Therapy approaches for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and suicidal behavior
- Applying crisis management skills, DBT and CBT to treatment
- Ethical and legal issues related to working with suicidal behavior
- Incorporating technology into treatment
- Case examples
- Specific strategies for working with children and adolescents, veterans, military personnel, LGBTQI, and the elderly

Genres: Psychology, Mental Health

234 pages, Paperback

Published September 21, 2017

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for clinicians new to self harm assessments and experienced clinicians who need a refresher. This has been a great tool to revise assessments, create safety plans and develop treatment pathways for young people and adults. Suicide and self harm in clients can make any clinician nervous or feel intimidated, but this is a really practical road map for assessment and interventions during a crisis.