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Assessing potential for harm: Would your patient injure himself or others

Area: Risk assessment

Based on APA Dictionary of Psychology (2020) *: “Clinical risk assessment is a clinician-based prediction of the likelihood that an individual will pose a threat to others or engage in a certain behaviour (e.g., violence) within a given period. Unlike actuarial risk assessment, a specific formula or weighting system using empirically derived predictors is not applied. Instead, clinicians make predictions of dangerousness or violent behaviour primarily on the basis of their own experience, reasoning, and judgment; their observations, examination, and psychological testing of the individual; and information obtained from his or her life history.”(*Retrieved from: https://dictionary.apa.org/clinical-risk-assessment)The specific resource includes a series of case studies that could be adapted to training environments for group discussions, analysis, etc. Also, it could be useful for self-study.

Created by
Charles Scott, 2009
Link
https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/63634/assessing-potential-harm-would-your-patient-injure-himself-or-others https://mdedge-files-live.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/September-2017/0807CP_Article1.pdf
  • Type of resource

    open accessible link

  • Available in

    English

  • Related competence

    Understanding the balance between protective and risk factors for individuals. (Link to the assessment of the risk of harming themselves or the others).

  • Most relevant

    The audience could be different kind of Youth Workers or professionals, who work on the field of health care (in general), or in mental health (more specific), because the resource approaches a general perspective of risk assessment procedures within the therapeutic context (health or counselling oriented).

  • Resource audience

    The activity could be modified additionally as an experiential activity within the training, in order to a) raise awareness about the risk factors and b) to promote the group discussion and active participation among the trainees.

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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