Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 50: Addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment
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Description:
A Treatment Improvement Protocol TIP 50 provides expert recommendations to help substance abuse counselors and administrators working with adult clients who may be suicidal. The protocol manual, and companion training video, are available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at no charge. (Authors)
Content:
Research consistently shows a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among persons with substance use problems who are in treatment. TIP 50: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment assists substance abuse counselors working with adult clients who may be suicidal and helps clinical supervisors and administrators support the work of substance abuse counselors. Part 1 (for counselors) provides the what, why, and how of working with clients in substance abuse treatment who have suicidal thoughts or have attempted suicide. Part 2 (for administrators) clarifies why program administrators should be concerned about this clinical issue. Part 3 is an analysis of the available literature, an annotated bibliography, and a general bibliography; it is available only online at http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tips/pdf/TIP50_LitRev.pdf
Type of Resource:
Book
Publication Date:
2009