Suicide Intervention Handbook

151 pages. cover worn The 152-page, extensively revised, tenth edition of the Suicide Intervention HandbookTM is a basic primer on all aspects of suicide prevention with an emphas is on suicide intervention. Among the authors are the designers of the Applied S uicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) the most widely used training vehicl e on suicide intervention in the world. Written in an easy-to-read, non-technica l style, the content is state-of-the-art on intervening to help people at risk o f suicide. It is for family, friends, police officers, counsellors, teachers, ph ysicians, nurses, mental health workers anyone who wishes to make a difference. It should be on the shelf of every helper and in the homes of everyone in the co mmunity. The Handbook is ideal for a wide range of education opportunities from general courses and seminars on helping practices to focused content on suicide intervention in technical training forums for mental health professionals.The handbook explores caregiver attitudes, provides tools for recognizing and e stimating risk, outlines the steps and processes involved in doing an interventi on and provides 25 pages of intervention illustrations. This content is bordered by an opening and closing chapter which places intervention into the entire sui cide prevention picture. The last chapter provides many options for getting invo lved with suicide prevention. Several chapters are followed by extensive supplem ental materials. Each chapter concludes with an intriguing true and/or false qui z.This handbook is primarily an introduction to suicide intervention. Whi le we believe you will find the handbook helpful, it alone will not prepare you to be a suicide intervention caregiver, regardless of prior training. As a simpl.…