1. Review the Case 1 Chapter 6: Ms Catherine. Determine her risk and protective factors for suicide and list them below. As the social worker working with her discuss what you would do to assess suicidal thoughts and intervene with the problems she presents with. 2. Review the following case and answer the questions that follow based on your review of the client, trainings, and suicide resources. You should develop a step-by-step cohesive approach to ensure the client’s safety for the next month. A 23-year-old white male, self-referred. He has signed a confidentiality agreement and requests that you not inform anyone about what he is going to tell you. Patient bought a gun 2 months ago to kill himself and claims to have the gun and four shells in his car (police found the gun but no shells). Patient reports having planned a time and place for suicide several times in the past. States that he cannot live any more with his “emotional pain” since his wife left him 3 years ago. He has lost all hope of reconciliation with her. If she refuses to get back with him next week, he is planning to take her down with him because he is tired of living alone without her. This emotional pain has increased during the last week, but the patient cannot pinpoint any precipitant. Patient has a history of chemical dependency, but has been sober for 20 months and currently goes to AA. He lives alone.
3 Review the Case Analysis Rubric [DOCX].
4. In a 2-3 page double-spaced Word document, answer the following questions: a. What are the risk and protective factors for suicide? b. Is there a duty to warn? Based on information on your state, what are your responsibilities? https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/mental-health-professionals-duty-to-warn.aspx
c. Is there a plan? Is it immediate or later? Is it lethal? What is the risk (Go through the VaDod Risk Decision Tree)? What should be your action plan?
d. Review the NASW Code of Ethics. What ethical issues are involved in this case? How would you address them?