General Gatekeeper Training - Pathways Counseling Center

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How Much Risk Is There?• Assess lethality• You are not a doctor, but you need to knowhow imminent the danger is• Has he or she made any previous suicideattempts?• Does he or she have a plan?• How specific is the plan?• Do they have access to means?Gatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson47Do . . .• Use warning signs to get help early• Talk openly- reassure them that they canbe helped - try to instill hope• Encourage expression of feelings• Listen without passing judgment• Make empathic statements• Stay calm, relaxed, rationalGatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson4824
Don’t…• Make moral judgments• Argue lecture, or encourage guilt• Promise total confidentiality/offer reassurancesthat may not be true• Offer empty reassurances – “you’ll get over this”• Minimize the problem -“All you need is a goodnight’s sleep”• Dare or use reverse psychology - “You won’t reallydo it” - - “Go ahead and kill yourself”• Leave the person aloneGatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson49Never Go It Alone!• Collaborate with others• The person him/herself• Family and friends• School personnel or co-workers• Emergency room• Police/sheriff• Family doctor• Crisis hotline• Community agenciesGatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson5025
Page 1 and 2: SAVING LIVES:Understanding Depressi
Page 3: Suicide Is The Last Taboo - WeDon
Page 7 and 8: The Unnoticed Death• For every 2
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Page 11 and 12: • The research evidence is overwh
Page 13 and 14: Where It Hits UsGatekeeper Training
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Page 17 and 18: What Happens If We Don’tTreat Dep
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Page 21 and 22: Further Behaviors Often Seen in Kid
Page 23: Learning “QPR” - Or, How To Ask
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