PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEST 3 EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ To get to more specific ideation, inquire about specific thought
behaviors such as: Answer: Have you thought about taking pills?
Have you thought about driving into a tree?
◉ During the interview, don't forget to Answer: reflect feelings
(make connections and restatements), going deeper into the
situation, and be empathetic
◉ What can a safety contract be used for? Answer: an assessment
tool, to see how the client nonverbally and verbally responds to it
(did they refuse to accept it or have more hesitancy that you would
have thought of about accepting it?)
◉ Safety contracts should emphasize strategies involving Answer:
social support, relaxation, coping strategies, phone numbers and
hotlines, ED info.
◉ In mild to moderate suicide risk client, should you continue to ask
about suicide after the initial intake session? Answer: Yes. when
working with a client on an ongoing basis, check in periodically
regarding his or her plan
,◉ Who should you use a safety contract with? Answer: Mild and
Moderately risk clients. You should also make a more comprehensive
plan with them too.
◉ A safety contract does not have a strong body of evidence to say
that it is a deterent for suicide, but it can Answer: 1. help with a legal
situation, if the client decides to kill themselves, 2. can be used as an
assessment tool. Primarily it is not a guarantee that a client will not
kill themselves.
◉ When working with a long standing client, collaboratively
establish a comprehensive plan that includes Answer: a safety plan
as a part of it. That would help engage in thinking through a
situation.
◉ Describe the CASE process Answer: start with presenting
problems, move to hx of recent events (last 8 weeks), move to
broader past events, and back to immediate risk. Ask about intent,
plan, ideation, self-control, suicide behavior at each stage
◉ Why say 8 weeks in the CASE process for history of recent events?
Answer: because it determines how developed things are
, ◉ Why look at the broader past? Answer: Important to look over the
whole life. What is the most serious attempt you have ever had? Ask
about how they feel about surviving? Angry or a failure?
◉ Why ask about the immediate future? Answer: To determine what
the persons thoughts or feelings are at this point, with their plan.
Right at this moment, what are you currently thinking? So when you
leave here, what else would you do, if you still have that feeling that
you want to end your life?
◉ What does SLAP stand for? Answer: Specific, Lethality,
Accessibility, Proximity of someone to intervene
◉ How should we inquire about a plan? Answer: SLAP
◉ When working with those of a different culture and assessing
suicide risk, Answer: do not pre-suppose your beliefs or
overemphasize a persons' culture on them. Allow them to tell you
about their experiences and how it relates to suicide risk.
◉ When thinking about a person's suicide risk level, consider these
five areas: Answer: ideation, plan, intent, self-control, and risk
factors
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ To get to more specific ideation, inquire about specific thought
behaviors such as: Answer: Have you thought about taking pills?
Have you thought about driving into a tree?
◉ During the interview, don't forget to Answer: reflect feelings
(make connections and restatements), going deeper into the
situation, and be empathetic
◉ What can a safety contract be used for? Answer: an assessment
tool, to see how the client nonverbally and verbally responds to it
(did they refuse to accept it or have more hesitancy that you would
have thought of about accepting it?)
◉ Safety contracts should emphasize strategies involving Answer:
social support, relaxation, coping strategies, phone numbers and
hotlines, ED info.
◉ In mild to moderate suicide risk client, should you continue to ask
about suicide after the initial intake session? Answer: Yes. when
working with a client on an ongoing basis, check in periodically
regarding his or her plan
,◉ Who should you use a safety contract with? Answer: Mild and
Moderately risk clients. You should also make a more comprehensive
plan with them too.
◉ A safety contract does not have a strong body of evidence to say
that it is a deterent for suicide, but it can Answer: 1. help with a legal
situation, if the client decides to kill themselves, 2. can be used as an
assessment tool. Primarily it is not a guarantee that a client will not
kill themselves.
◉ When working with a long standing client, collaboratively
establish a comprehensive plan that includes Answer: a safety plan
as a part of it. That would help engage in thinking through a
situation.
◉ Describe the CASE process Answer: start with presenting
problems, move to hx of recent events (last 8 weeks), move to
broader past events, and back to immediate risk. Ask about intent,
plan, ideation, self-control, suicide behavior at each stage
◉ Why say 8 weeks in the CASE process for history of recent events?
Answer: because it determines how developed things are
, ◉ Why look at the broader past? Answer: Important to look over the
whole life. What is the most serious attempt you have ever had? Ask
about how they feel about surviving? Angry or a failure?
◉ Why ask about the immediate future? Answer: To determine what
the persons thoughts or feelings are at this point, with their plan.
Right at this moment, what are you currently thinking? So when you
leave here, what else would you do, if you still have that feeling that
you want to end your life?
◉ What does SLAP stand for? Answer: Specific, Lethality,
Accessibility, Proximity of someone to intervene
◉ How should we inquire about a plan? Answer: SLAP
◉ When working with those of a different culture and assessing
suicide risk, Answer: do not pre-suppose your beliefs or
overemphasize a persons' culture on them. Allow them to tell you
about their experiences and how it relates to suicide risk.
◉ When thinking about a person's suicide risk level, consider these
five areas: Answer: ideation, plan, intent, self-control, and risk
factors
