LCSW. Denver U faculty. Suicidologist. Author: "Helping the Suicidal Person" for prof’ls & "Loving Someone w/Suicidal Thoughts" for friends, family, etc.
Mar 14, 2021 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Many therapists don’t know what they don’t know about #suicide risk assessment.
A thread.
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Some MH prof’ls got upset w/me this week for saying in the NYT that some therapists don’t ask about suicidal ideation, even w/depressed clients.
The psychologist who started the pile-on said he asks abt thoughts of “harming yourself.”