An adolescent expressing suicidal intentions may not have intentions of following through with the act, expressed intentions of suicide should never go ignored. If during filed placement an adolescent made a suicide threat, I would assume the threat is intended and assess the threat. After completing the assessment and despite the outcome, I would report the threat to supervisors and/or the child’s parent. If the assessment outcome suggested the child was at risk to follow through with the threat, I would then work to ensure the child’s safety; “ensuring a child’s safety is the primary goal”(Friedberg & McClure, 2015, p. 233).
In my professional career, I work with individuals who often express thoughts of suicide. Sometimes the individual
In my professional career, I work with individuals who often express thoughts of suicide. Sometimes the individual