Effective crisis intervention strategies used for a middle-risk suicidal client is a no-suicide contract. With this contract the client agrees for two to three days that they will not harm themselves while they see the crisis worker. Shaking hands with the client is a way committing to the agreement between the counselor and the client. If the client lives along a no-suicide contract should not be used because they have no support system. Instead you will monitor client by a daily phone call. The client’s family can also be used as a support system. This lets client know that their families “care enough about them to invest energy in helping them overcome their destructive feelings “(Kanel 91). Explore client reasons for living and help them
