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ACA Podcast Series

Since 2008, ACA has provided a series of podcasts aimed to help you save time and money as you strive to stay well-informed on professional issues.

These podcasts—prerecorded interviews posted on the ACA website—can be downloaded to your computer so that you can listen to them at your convenience while at home or work. They also can be added to your iPod for use while taking a walk, on the treadmill, in the car, or whenever you have time.

HT008 – Suicide Assessment: Sharpen Your Clinical Skills

JASON McGLOTHLIN, PhD is a professor at Kent State University in the Counseling and Human Development Services Program. He is an experienced clinician with many years of experience treating suicidal clients and their families. He is also an experienced hostage negotiator and the author of the book Developing Clinical Skills in Suicide Assessment Prevention, and Treatment.

Among other things, Rebecca Daniel-Burke asks the following questions:

What is a thorough way to conduct a suicide assessment face to face?
What might be some differences between assessing suicide in children, adults, older adults, or families?
What are some issues of treatment planning with suicide clients?

Running time: 47:58
Date Recorded: 5/19/09

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Email speaker Jason McGlothlin at jmcgloth@kent.edu
Email host Rebecca Daniel-Burke at RDanielBurke@counseling.org
To purchase the book:http://isgweb.counseling.org/ISGweb/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=72861
To read more on this topic go to: http://www.suicidology.org/web/guest/home

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MP3, 43.92 MB