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Discussion Board Week 3

Discussion Board Week 3

Q The Crisis of Death For this week's discussion forum, respond to the following questions: You are asked to speak with a client or student who feels his life is no longer worth living and is threatening to commit suicide. What do you do as a CMH counselor or school counselor? What is the proper protocol for your work setting? Are there any cultural considerations? Be specific and use references to support your response. Read a selection of your colleagues' postings. Respond by Day 6 to at least 3 of your colleagues who chose different points to address. Expand on your colleague’s posting in one of the following ways: • Identify at least two resources and two challenges in addressing suicide as a counselor. • Discuss an article from the Lamar library that addresses issues related to suicide and counseling. • Identify how you might intervene differently than your peers. Provide an empirical rationale for your approach. • How might you seek additional training in addressing suicide? (site sources) Return to this Discussion to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made. Use examples to support your ideas. Be sure to cite your points using the learning resources. You may also use other scholarly literature to support your discussion. Citations and references must be in APA format. Peer Response Requirements: Use examples to support your ideas. Be sure to cite your points using the learning resources. You may also use other scholarly literature to support your discussion. Citations and references must be in APA format. See the grading rubric for more information. Respond to a MINIMUM of 3 of your peers with substantive responses and support these responses with references to be eligible for full points. Peer responses must occur on at least 3 separate days. See the grading rubric for more information.

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Death is a hard thing to talk about and to hear that someone wants to end their life is not easy to discuss. As a friend, I have been in a position where I was told that life is not worth it, and I don’t want to live anymore. I told my friend, not to say that and her children and husband needed her. In my mind I was like wow, what else do I say? My friend was driving, and I know that she had needed to be safe so I immediately told her I love her and to pull over and I will meet her. This was a scary moment for me, so I’m sure she felt even worse. I convinced my friend to get help and she did. I