NEW HOPE CE EXAM FOR CREDIT
How to Perform a Suicide Intervention, October 31, 2001
Dr.
Bill Gaultiere
Director
of New Hope & Psychologist with ChristianSoulCare.com
(714)
971-4213,
DrBill@CrystalCathedral.org
If
you're taking this class by CE Notes only then simply complete
this quick exam and you'll be credited for completing the class.
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turn it in to Sheila (T-5 or SheilaS@CrystalCathedral.org) and
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People
with a terminal illness are in one of the most dangerous
risk groups for suicide. |
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60%
of suicides involve the use of firearms. |
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50% of all suicides are due to depression. |
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If a caller/chatter has suicidal thoughts you should
send out the police regardless of whether or not he or she
has a suicide plan. |
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The
best way to diffuse a crisis is to reinforce positive reasons
to live. |
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6.
List the six steps in New Hope Suicide Intervention.
(1) ____________________________
(2) ____________________________
(3) ____________________________
(4) ____________________________
(5) ____________________________
(6) ____________________________
7. What are two reasons
to be optimistic whenever you're talking with a New Hope caller
or chatter who is suicidal?
(1) ________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________
8. What are the three
critical questions to ask a caller/chatter who might be wanting
to kill him or herself?
(1) ________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________
(3) ________________________________________
9. Offer a sample reflecting feelings
statement to a caller who is having suicidal thoughts.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
10. If a caller/chatter has a loaded
gun what do you do?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
11. If a suicidal caller is on a cell
phone while driving what is the first thing you should do?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
12. If a caller/chatter has been drinking
a lot and is despairing what should you do?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
13. If you're talking to a schizophrenic
who wants to overdose on pills what do you tell him to do with
his pills?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
14. When do you contact the police to
follow up on a suicidal call?
(1) _______________________________________________________
(2) _______________________________________________________
15. If the caller is imminently suicidal
and you don't have caller id and Pac Bell can't trace the number
what do you do?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
16.
Consider the following case of a suicidal stroke victim.
What feeling reflection statements would you offer? What questions
would you ask? Offer a response to each statement below.
I had
a stroke. I lost my hand.
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The
stroke took away my life. My whole left side is paralyzed.
I can't use my hand or my foot. I lost my job, my friends.
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I have
a bad artery. Doctor says it was a fluke accident. I pray
for God to heal me, but it don't work. Does that mean God
hates me?
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_______________________________________________________
If God
doesn't hate me then why won't he heal me?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Why did
God take away my hand? Why not take it away from murderers
and rapists?
_______________________________________________________
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He allowed
the stroke that took away my life. My life sucks, I wanna
die.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
I can
end it all right now.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
I have
a loaded gun with me.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
17.
The things that were most helpful for me about this
class were:
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