Scenario:

Paul is a 65-year-old Caucasian male who is a recent widow after his wife of 45 years passed away from cancer. Paul admits that he has been struggling to manage his grief and admits that he has been having suicidal thoughts since his wife died.

• Suggest the feelings you experience when thinking about working with a service user who may be suicidal and whether your approach and assessment may be different based on the age, race, or gender of the person in distress.

• Name and describe suicidal ideation, suicidal intent, and suicidal plan. Suggest whether one might be present without the others.

• Suggest the intervention and assessment model you would use. Explain what questions you would ask to assess their suicidality.

• Suggest how you would consider your response concerning the duty to warn.

• Suggest how you would intervene to address the suicidal thoughts and the grief the individual is experiencing in the scenario.