2010 Louisiana Professional School
Counselor’s Conference
Mary Lanier LeJeune
 Prevention
 Intervention
 Postvention
 Connecting
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Invitations – EXPLORE
Suicide - ASK
 Understanding
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Reasons – LISTEN
Risk - REVIEW
 Assisting
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Safeplan – CONTRACT
Commitments – FOLLOW-UP
 Groups
 Events
 Reactions
ANYBODY with
LOSS experiencing
HOPELESSNESS or DESPERATION
 Actions
 Thoughts
 Feelings
 Physical
STRESSFUL EVENTS with FEELINGS OF LOSS
 Ask
about thoughts of suicide
 Listen to the reasons for dying AND for living
 Reasons
for dying – what does it mean to the
person at the time
 Reasons for living
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internally: feelings, beliefs, attitudes
externally: resource people, support system,
activities/hobbies, family
 Are
you having thoughts of suicide?
Current Factors
 Current Suicide Plan: How? How prepared?
How soon?
 Pain: Do you have pain that at times feels
unbearable?
 Resources: Do you feel like you have few, if
any, resources?
Background Factors
+ Prior Suicidal Behavior
+ Mental Health
 Keep
Safe – set a time frame
 Safety contacts – minimum of 3
 Safe/NO use of alcohol and drugs
 Link to resources
PURPOSE of the SAFEPLAN
 Disable the Suicide Plan
 Ease the pain
 Link to resources
 Protect against danger/ support past skills
 Link to health workers
1-800-273-TALK
 Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training
(ASIST) LivingWorks Education Inc.
livingworks.net
 Jasonfoundation.org