Suicide What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know

This program will provide therapists with an awareness of the crucial issues for dealing with suicidal clients & self-destructive behavior. In addressing this need, the program details the risk factors for suicide, describes a conceptual model for understanding self-destructive behavior, outlines the assessment of suicidal risk, addresses issues of crisis intervention hospitalization & anti-suicide contracting, delineates a standard of care for dealing with suicidal clients & addresses legal & ethical issues.Firestone, Lisa is the author of 'Suicide What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know' with ISBN 9780761915027 and ISBN 0761915028.