Suicide Awareness And Intervention: The Role Of The Gatekeepers
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Helplessness and hopelessness are two common emotions associated with suicide.
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True
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False
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This quiz is intended to test your knowledge based on the Power Point Presentation viewed on the Northfield Sharepoint page. You are NOT expected to have the skills to carry out a suicide assessment. The goal is for you to be familiar with issues associated with suicide and the role you play as a school professional See morewho may encounter a student with suicidal thoughts.
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Suicide risk is when the person:
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Is not cooperative
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Can't stop crying
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Refuses to commit to safety plan
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There are repeated statements of hopelessness
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All of the above
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A. All of the above -
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One of the most important things you could do when encountering a person is distress is:
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Say you understand (even though you may not)
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Listen
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Give platitudes
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Raise your voice to be sure they hear you
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A. Listen -
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Who do you contact if you encounter a student in crisis?
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Principal, counselor, social worker
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Nurse
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Parent
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Police
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Any and/or all of the above in the order given
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A. Any and/or all of the above in the order given -
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True or False, you are a Gatekeeper?
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True
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False
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A. True -
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You know the risk of suicide is low when the person agrees to:
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Seek help
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Remove the means of suicide
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Not harm or kill self
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Makes verbal agreement to safety plan
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All of the above
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A. All of the above -
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The common purpose of suicide is:
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Seek a solution
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Find a way out of a problem
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It is a random act
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Both a and b
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A. Both a and b -
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The Gatekeeper referred to in this Power Point is someone who:
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Closes the gate when it is open
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Opens the gate if it is closed
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May regularly come into contact with people in distress
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Keeps people out of an area
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A. May regularly come into contact with people in distress -
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"QPR" is an acronym for:
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Quit, Placate, Remove
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Quiet, Pursue, Relate
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Question, Persuade, Refer
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Quick, Perform, Relieve
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A. Question, Persuade, Refer -
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True or False: After viewing this Power Point, I am now qualified to carry out a suicide assessment?
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True
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False
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