C-SSRS Training

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C-SSRS Training Quiz

Welcome to the C-SSRS Training Quiz! This quiz is designed to help you understand the critical aspects of conducting the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) effectively. Your responses will ensure that you are prepared to identify and address suicidal risk in individuals.

By participating in this quiz, you will learn:

How to assess depressive symptoms properly
Best practices for conducting the C-SSRS
How to interpret self-injury and suicidal ideation

6 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringGuide537

If a student is reporting depressive symptoms for the first time, you should...

Conduct a C-SSRS because it's better to be safe.

Conduct a C-SSRS because they're likely suicidal

Do not conduct a C-SSRS because it's an overreaction

Do not conduct a C-SSRS because they have never had depression before.

While conducting the C-SSRS (check all that apply)

Maintain a neutral expression

Ask the questions however you think is best to get a good answer

Let them know you're scared for them

If they answer yes to 1, 2, and 3 they should be sent to the hospital immediately

If they answer yes to 1-5 the AOD/Counselor on call should be called right away and the person should not be left alone.

If they answer yes to 1, no to 2, and yes to 6 for the past 3 months, they are a high risk and Counselor/AOD should be contacted

If they answer no to everything, there's no need to follow up as there's no risk

Ask the questions exactly as they are written

If someone has a plan for how to kill themselves, but knows they will not do anything.

They have a plan and probably intent so they should be sent to the hospital

They have a plan, but no intent so there's no concern

They have a plan, but no intent and should be monitored

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