Risks factors of suicide

Question 1

Risks factors of suicide

Answer 1

1. Previous suicide attempt
2. Suicidal ideation but doesn’t necessarily mean child is in danger but is a concern. If there is intent an a plan it means they have resolve
   Can go on for years
3. Mental disorders
   Higher ESI on the BASC, the higher the concern because it is global psychopathology)
4. Co-occurring alcohol and substance abuse disorder
5. Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness
   If they succumb to hopelessness and helplessness, it’s global
6. Sexual minority status (transgender, gay, etc and isolation)
   Not uncommon that if they can’t manage this process, this occurs
7. Sense of isolation and poor problem solving
8. Consider cultural and religious beliefs (if they glorify suicide)

Question 2

Family and Environmental Risk Factors

Answer 2

1. Easy access to lethal weapons or to medications
2. Family history or exposure to suicide
3. Influence of significant people who have died by suicide; could be celebrities too, someone kid looks up to
4. Local epidemics of suicide sometimes leads to copycat behavior
5. Barriers to getting mental health treatment
   i. e example with parent hearing child saying they want to kill themselves; “i hear how difficult it is to hear this/how hard it must be for you” – challenged defense

Question 3

Responsibilities of SP in culture (Kohn and Scoria)

Answer 3

1. Recognize cultural diversity especially when it comes to personality assessment
   TEMAS - instead of the TAT of people with one ethnicity; constantine
2. Sensitive to cultural beliefs in personality assessment
3. Recognize own cultural bias and limitations in understanding different cultural perspectives
4. Consider the level of acculturation
   Where is this kid in the process of acculturation (which is coming in contact with different cultural groups and changes that occurs in that person)
5. Interventions have to be culturally appropriate
6. Skills in non-biased assessment
7. Conduct assessment in client’s language
8. Increase cultural competence by consulting with others
9. Become familiar with strengths and weaknesses of assessment tools

Question 4

Problems in Using Normed-Tests with CLD Students

Answer 4

1. Test norms are limited to small samples of bilingual and CLD
2. Norming procedures leave out kids limited proficiency
3. Possible bias in item content
   Must use clinical and empirical methods (includes not just the BASC but also sentence completion, drawings, interview)