1. Crisis Management PSY483 Danell Pugh 11 February 2010

3. Ask the following three questions: 1. Are you thinking of hurting yourself? 2. How would you hurt yourself? 3. What stops you from hurting yourself? (Miller, 2005)

5. The counselor must examine those with suicidal ideations in a serious, thoughtful, and careful manner.

6. The counselor must remain calm and supportive throughout the therapy sessions.(Miller, 2005).

8. Moderate to High Risk - around the clock supervision from family and friends, hospitalization, and/or medication.(Miller, 2005)

10. The counselor needs to consider their wording so that they don’t exacerbate suicidal thoughts.

11. Rather than decreasing the suicidal thoughts, the client, instead transfers blame to others, which could transform suicidal thoughts into violent homicidal thoughts.

13. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. (2004). Duty to warn. Retrieved on 11 February 2010, from http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/css/cs3lk1.htm