As mentioned earlier in 2014 suicide was the 2nd leading cause of death among the adolescent population. Therefore, it is pivotal that the PMHNP properly assess and manage suicide risk. To address the gap in clinical research, PMHNP ought to include assessment of protective factors as well as risk factors within the clinical setting. To emphasize Fleming et al.’s (2007) research study, family connectedness is shown to be a strong protective factor against adolescent SI and SA. To reduce the risk of SI and SA among adolescents, parent or adult connectedness should be assessed within the clinical setting among the adolescent population and guide intervention towards suicide prevention. This evidence-based intervention will focus on the relational
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The PMHNP will hold two sessions a weeks with the adolescent and two sessions with the adolescent and the parent/ caregiver. The parent/ caregiver alliance is carried out in two to four sessions. The central goal of the phase is to reshape and rebuild how the parent/ caregiver interacts and communicate with their teen (Ewing et al., 2015). The PMHNP provides support, empathy, and increasing self-awareness of their parenting skills and strategies in trying to accomplish this goal. The PMHNP explores the parent’s own attachment in childhood and how those experiences connect to their parenting style. This phase can be emotional for the parent. During this time the PMHNP uses empathy and emotion focused therapeutic techniques to continue to assess their history. Patterson (2016) stated, “When parents experience empathy for their own attachment vulnerabilities and needs, they often gain insight and perspective on the emotional and psychological needs for their child” (p. 116). It is important for parents/ caregivers to gain insight to their own susceptibilities, only then can they realize the needs of their …show more content…
Questions that would measure connectedness will include: 1) My family has fun together, 2) It is important that my parents trust me, 3) I enjoy spending time with my parents, 4) My parents and I disagree about many things, 5) My parents and I get along well, 6) I care about my parents very much. Responses are measured using a 5-point scale with each response corresponding to a number: (1) not true at all, (2) not really true, (3) sort of true, (4) true, (5) very true with a maximum score of 30 and a low score of 5. (Coleman and Yeh, 2008). Connectedness will be considered strong between the adolescent and parent if a high score is
The PMHNP will hold two sessions a weeks with the adolescent and two sessions with the adolescent and the parent/ caregiver. The parent/ caregiver alliance is carried out in two to four sessions. The central goal of the phase is to reshape and rebuild how the parent/ caregiver interacts and communicate with their teen (Ewing et al., 2015). The PMHNP provides support, empathy, and increasing self-awareness of their parenting skills and strategies in trying to accomplish this goal. The PMHNP explores the parent’s own attachment in childhood and how those experiences connect to their parenting style. This phase can be emotional for the parent. During this time the PMHNP uses empathy and emotion focused therapeutic techniques to continue to assess their history. Patterson (2016) stated, “When parents experience empathy for their own attachment vulnerabilities and needs, they often gain insight and perspective on the emotional and psychological needs for their child” (p. 116). It is important for parents/ caregivers to gain insight to their own susceptibilities, only then can they realize the needs of their …show more content…
Questions that would measure connectedness will include: 1) My family has fun together, 2) It is important that my parents trust me, 3) I enjoy spending time with my parents, 4) My parents and I disagree about many things, 5) My parents and I get along well, 6) I care about my parents very much. Responses are measured using a 5-point scale with each response corresponding to a number: (1) not true at all, (2) not really true, (3) sort of true, (4) true, (5) very true with a maximum score of 30 and a low score of 5. (Coleman and Yeh, 2008). Connectedness will be considered strong between the adolescent and parent if a high score is