Week 11:Suicide

Week 11:Suicide

Week 11:Suicide. Suicide can occur during almost any time of life. However, it might be considered especially critical in the years of adolescence and youth.

—Zaslow and Kirst-Ashman (2016, p. 360)

Competent social workers are knowledgeable about indicators of potential suicidal behavior. Understanding how to recognize and respond to someone who is contemplating ending his or her life is an important aspect of competent social work practice. No one can prevent another from taking his or her own life, but when there is an understanding about what precipitates this desire, the chances for a successful intervention can be greatly improved. This week consider the reasons, indicators, and interventions surrounding the potential act of suicide.

References

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

 

Week 11:Suicide

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze indicators of suicidal behavior present in a case study
• Evaluate responses to indicators of suicidal behavior

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Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Singer, J. B., & Slovak, K. (2011). School social workers’ experiences with youth suicidal behavior: An exploratory study. Children & Schools, 33(4), 215–228.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Miers, D, Abbott, D., & Springer, P. R. (2012). A phenomenological study of family needs following the suicide of a teenager. Death Studies, 36(2), 118–133.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Miranda-Mendizábal, A., Castellví, P., Parés-Badell, O., Almenara, J., Alonso, l., Blasco, M. J., & … Alonso, J. (2017). Sexual orientation and suicidal behaviour in adolescents and young adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(2), 77–87. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.196345

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

• The Parker Family

 

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Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Parker family (Episode 3) [Video file]. In Sessions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.

 

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Discussion: Indicators of Suicide

Increased stress levels, feeling hopeless and alone, being bullied, or experiencing repeated physical or sexual abuse could all be reasons why some adolescents consider suicide. Adolescent suicide has far-reaching consequences on families, friends, communities, and schools. For this Discussion, use the Parker Family case study to consider the indicators of suicide. Also think about how you might react to students in this situation if you were a social worker in a school.

 

 

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By Day 3

Post your answer to the following:

• After learning about the character in the Parker Family case study, imagine that you were the school social worker. Which indicators would you have looked for and why.
• How would you have responded to each of those indicators?
• What kinds of questions would you have asked and why?

Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

 

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By Day 5

Respond Choose a colleague’s post and widen the discussion by offering two additional responses to noted indicators. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

Submission and Grading Information

Week 11:Suicide

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 11 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 5

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 11 Discussion

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Week 11:Suicide

Week in Review

In this final week you analyzed indicators of suicidal behavior present in a case study and evaluated responses to indicators of suicidal behavior.

Congratulations! After you have finished all of the assignments for this week, you have completed the course. Please submit your Course Evaluation by Day 7.

 

 

 

Week 11:Suicide

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Week 11:Suicide