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100

When should you move from the establishing rapport to the risk assessment part of the support model?

10-15 minutes

100

Total "Yes" Path questions in refreshed RA?

9!

  1. Are you thinking of killing yourself?
  2. How are you thinking of killing yourself?
  3. If caller has means in mind ask: Where is/are [the means] right now?
  4. Have you done anything today to try to kill yourself?
  5. When are you thinking of killing yourself?
  6. Where are you thinking of killing yourself?
  7. How long have you been feeling this way?
  8. Have you ever attempted to kill yourself?
  9. What brought on these thoughts you’re having today?
100

Open-Ended, Non-Leading, and/or Purposeful

Types of questions a counselor should ask

100

Refers to mitigating or reducing the potential harm associated with a variety of behaviors.

Harm Reduction

100

Name the three types of interventions.

Self-intervention, Voluntary and Involuntary

200

Name all phases of the Support Model.

Establishing Rapport, Risk Assessment, Gathering Info, Exploring Alternatives, RRA (as needed), Closure

200

It's purpose is to re-evaluate the contact to determine whether they have de-escalated.

Risk Re-assessment

200

Organic, varying assurance that the contacts feelings matter and make sense.

Validation

200

This must be completed with 3rd Party Contacts.

Risk Assessment

200

The contact consents to emergency services being called by 988 and provides the counselor with all of the necessary information to be connected to care.

Voluntary Intervention

300

The presence of suicidal ideation, access to identified means, and timeframe are all used to determine this.

Risk Level

300

Tailored, gentle assurance that the contact is not alone in their experience and not weird/strange for having the feelings or circumstances they have.

Normalizing

300

When a contact is reporting coming out issues, what is the most important thing to remember?

Contact has autonomy over when/how/who they come out to. Not up to counselor to decide these factors

300

When should an Immediate Outgoing Call (IOC) be conducted?

If a counselor gets suddenly disconnected from a contact that is IR, and there is a phone number.

400

A gentle way to begin exploring coping strategies and supportive people with a contact that will naturally move you towards the Exploring Alternatives phase of the Support Model.

Gathering Information

400

This must be completed before the RA when a contact has ideation of causing serious physical harm to others.

Violent Intent

400

Mirroring the contact's language to demonstrate active listening.

Reflecting

400

The world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth ages 13 through 24 and their friends and allies.

TrevorSpace

400

What Risk Level(s) do we send abuse disclosure?

HR or below

500

This can be used by a counselor to help empower a contact to develop their own plan to address an ongoing safety concern.

Safety Plan

500

What should be included in your Counselor Report/Narrative?

Accurately reflect conversation; elaborates on presenting issues without judgment; includes changes in the contact’s emotional state over the course of the conversation

500

What is a safety plan for a contact who may want to run away from home?

Safe adult,Bag packed, room with lock, safety route, cell phone, emergency contact, calling police if immediate danger, possible abuse disclosure.

500

What information is required in order to initiate an involuntary intervention?

  1. First Name (this does not need to be a legal name)

  2. Contact’s City & State 

  3. Last Name OR School Name OR Phone Number OR IP Address