Crisis Intervention & Safety Planning in Disability Trauma Flashcards
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A comprehensive safety plan for a person with a disability who has experienced trauma should ALWAYS include:
Answer: Identified trauma triggers and individualized coping strategies
Effective safety plans identify specific triggers and personalized coping strategies that account for the individual's unique needs and disability-related factors.
When developing a safety plan with a person who has a physical disability affecting mobility, which consideration is MOST critical?
Answer: Accessible evacuation routes and accessible transportation options
Mobility limitations require specific planning around accessible evacuation routes and transportation to ensure the individual can physically reach safety in an emergency.
The Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) differs from a traditional no-suicide contract primarily because it:
Answer: Focuses on reasons for living and coping strategies rather than just restricting behavior
The Stanley-Brown SPI emphasizes collaborative identification of coping strategies and reasons for living, making it more clinically effective than behavior-restricting no-suicide contracts.
For individuals with cognitive disabilities, safety plans should be modified to:
Answer: Use simple language, visual supports, and concrete actionable steps
Safety plans must be accessible to the individual; simple language, visual supports, and concrete steps ensure people with cognitive disabilities can independently reference and use them.
Which element of safety planning specifically addresses reducing access to means of self-harm?
Answer: Means restriction or lethal means counseling
Means restriction (lethal means counseling) involves reducing access to items that could be used for self-harm and is a key evidence-based component of suicide safety planning.
A clinician is creating a safety plan for a Deaf individual in crisis. Which accommodation is ESSENTIAL to include?
Answer: Visual alert systems and video relay services (VRS) or ASL interpreter access for emergency contacts
Deaf individuals require accessible emergency communication options such as VRS, visual alert systems, and interpreter access to effectively implement their safety plan.
In disability trauma practice, safety plans should be reviewed and updated:
Answer: At each session and especially after a crisis event or significant change in circumstances
Safety plans are living documents requiring regular review at each session and immediate updating after crises or circumstantial changes that may affect risk level.