Dr. Flanagan’s risk assessment I would say it compares a lot to the reading assignment journal, “A tool for the culturally competent assessment of suicide: The Cultural Assessment of Risk for Suicide (CARS) measure. Psychological Assessment.”
Dr. Flanagan’s risk assessment interview with Tommi is base on the depression assessment. I noticed that Dr. Flanagan started the evaluation confirming her culture. According to Chu (2013), The range of research on cultural suicide risk factors is difficult for anyone clinician or researcher to comprehensively grasp or access quickly within the limited time often allowed in crisis situations. Dr. Flanagan started the interview assessment by addressing Tommi’s mood and depression.
Dr. Flanagan gave Tommi the open-door policy. He stated, “If there’s anything that maybe from your culture background or from your tribal perspective that I maybe am not getting; I hope that you would feel free to say, hey John, from my perspective or from my culture perspectives, this is the way we think or do things.” (Flanagan & Flanagan 2014). I like how Dr. Flanagan took more of a therapeutic framework approach with his assessment interview with Tommi. …show more content…
Flanagan assessment with Tommi, I believe that Dr. Flanagan focused on coping skills. From watching the video, Tommi’s appears to be feeling low and shows some signs of hopeless. Having an efficient collection of coping skills will help strengthens Tommi’s sense of control and self-direction. The weaknesses I feel that Dr. Flanagan should have explored more resources that are available to Tommi within this interview assessment. As a social worker, we are taught to offer outside resources to our
Dr. Flanagan’s risk assessment interview with Tommi is base on the depression assessment. I noticed that Dr. Flanagan started the evaluation confirming her culture. According to Chu (2013), The range of research on cultural suicide risk factors is difficult for anyone clinician or researcher to comprehensively grasp or access quickly within the limited time often allowed in crisis situations. Dr. Flanagan started the interview assessment by addressing Tommi’s mood and depression.
Dr. Flanagan gave Tommi the open-door policy. He stated, “If there’s anything that maybe from your culture background or from your tribal perspective that I maybe am not getting; I hope that you would feel free to say, hey John, from my perspective or from my culture perspectives, this is the way we think or do things.” (Flanagan & Flanagan 2014). I like how Dr. Flanagan took more of a therapeutic framework approach with his assessment interview with Tommi. …show more content…
Flanagan assessment with Tommi, I believe that Dr. Flanagan focused on coping skills. From watching the video, Tommi’s appears to be feeling low and shows some signs of hopeless. Having an efficient collection of coping skills will help strengthens Tommi’s sense of control and self-direction. The weaknesses I feel that Dr. Flanagan should have explored more resources that are available to Tommi within this interview assessment. As a social worker, we are taught to offer outside resources to our