2010 louisiana professional school counselor’s conference mary lanier lejeune
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HOW TO ASSIST WITH SUICIDE
INTERVENTION2010 Louisiana Professional
School Counselor’s Conference
Mary Lanier LeJeune
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ATTITUDES AND HOPES
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TYPES OF SUICIDE PREVENTION Prevention
Intervention
Postvention
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THE WHOLE PICTURE
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ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF PERSONS AT RISK Connecting
Invitations – EXPLORESuicide - ASK
UnderstandingReasons – LISTENRisk - REVIEW
AssistingSafeplan – CONTRACTCommitments – FOLLOW-UP
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WHO IS AT RISK? Groups Events Reactions
ANYBODY withLOSS experiencing
HOPELESSNESS or DESPERATION
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EXPLORE INVITATIONS Actions Thoughts Feelings Physical
STRESSFUL EVENTS with FEELINGS OF LOSS
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ASK ABOUT SUICIDELISTEN TO AND FOR REASONS Ask about thoughts of suicide Listen to the reasons for dying AND for
living
Reasons for dying – what does it mean to the person at the time
Reasons for living internally: feelings, beliefs, attitudesexternally: resource people, support system,
activities/hobbies, family
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REVIEW RISK: CPR++ Are you having thoughts of suicide?Current Factors Current Suicide Plan: How? How
prepared? How soon? Pain: Do you have pain that at times
feels unbearable? Resources: Do you feel like you have
few, if any, resources?Background Factors+ Prior Suicidal Behavior+ Mental Health
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SAFEPLANS Keep Safe – set a time frame Safety contacts – minimum of 3 Safe/NO use of alcohol and drugs Link to resourcesPURPOSE of the SAFEPLAN Disable the Suicide Plan Ease the pain Link to resources Protect against danger/ support past
skills Link to health workers
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MEMORIZE IT!
1-800-273-TALK
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RESOURCES Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
Training (ASIST) LivingWorks Education Inc.livingworks.net
Jasonfoundation.org