Rethinking Suicide Assessment: The New American School Counselor Association Suicide Gathering Tool Session

Denise Latour, M.Ed., NCSC, NCC, GCDF
Val Estoque. M.S., NCC, PLPC
LSCA Track

School counselors are often entrusted with challenging expectation of assessing students for suicide risk and deciding the likelihood of a suicide with low, medium and high-risk labels. School counselors adhere to their ethical and legal responsibilities to report suspected suicide concerns to parents/guardians and the appropriate authorities. ASCA developed a Suicide Information Gathering Tool (SIGT) for school counselors to use in lieu of suicide screeners and assessments that require a risk quantifier. This session will introduce the research-based SIGT and explore its use in K-12 setting.

Approved for LPC, NBCC Credits
General Track