When Conducting a Suicide Assessment, You Find Your Client Has

question 4

Multiple Choice

When conducting a suicide assessment, you find your client has no suicide risk factors; what should you do?

• A) Discontinue the suicide assessment because the client is not at risk.
• B) Seek information from the client's family to confirm the absence of risk factors.
• C) Continue with the assessment and remain attuned to possible suicidal impulses.
• D) Continue with the assessment with full confidence that the client is unlikely to be at risk of suicide.
• E) None of the above

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