Treatment of a Suicidal Patient with a History of Victimization – Donald Meichenbaum

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Summary

• Description: In this video presentation, Dr. Meichenbaum works with a young woman who is depressed and who has attempted suicide seven times.

• She has undergone multiple traumas in her life, including rape, suicide by her mother, substance abuse.

• The case illustrates ways to conduct risk assessment and how to use a constructive narrative treatment approach to identify and bolster the client’s strengths and resilience.

• Educational Objectives: Describe ways to conduct risk assessment in suicidal patients.

• Implement a constructive narrative treatment approach to identify and bolster strengths and resilience in high-risk clients.