• Wearing clean clothes. • Planning for the next holiday. • Thinking up or arranging a song or music. • Planning a vacation. • Lighting scented candles. • Reading stories, novels, poems, or plays. • Preparing a new or special food. • Making food, crafts, or gifts to sell or give away. • Throwing away items no longer used or needed. • Donating time, money, or property to charity. • Watching the waves on the ocean.
• Listening to children play. • Complimenting or praising someone. • Playing lawn sports (badminton, croquet, etc.). • Wearing expensive or formal clothes. • Gardening, landscaping, or doing yard work. • Going to a health club, sauna bath, or spa. • Snowmobiling or dune- buggy riding. • Talking about politics or public affairs. • Attending a play, concert, opera, or ballet. • Cooking meals to freeze for future use.
• Being with parents. • Throwing a party or gathering. • Going to yard sales or auctions.
• Doing artwork or making sculptures. • Eating good or healthy meals. • Expressing my love to someone. • Working with others as a team. • Buying something for family. • Gathering natural objects (rocks, driftwood). • Feeling the presence of God. • Going to a barber or beautician. • Playing soccer, hockey, or lacrosse. • Seeing something good happen to someone.
• Hearing a good sermon. • Learning to do something new. • Being in a sporty or expensive car. • Having coffee, tea, coke, etc., with friends. • Listening to the sounds of nature. • Protesting social or political issues. • Being in the country. • Thinking about good things in my future.
• Shaving. • Hiking. • Dancing. • Laughing. • Meditating. • Swimming. • Doodling. • Traveling. • Bicycling.
• Golfing. • Bowling.
• Shopping. • Relaxing. • Eating. • Drawing. • Driving. • Cheering. • Designing. • Surfing. • Coaching. • Smiling.
• Climbing. • Typing. • Skiing. • Painting. • Creating. • Planting. • Performing. • Stretching.
• Camping. • Collecting. • Spontaneity.
• Fishing. • Writing
• Reading. • Cycling. • Budgeting. • Praying.
• Talking. • Kicking.
• Sewing. • Acting.
• Taking a shower. • Painting a room. • Taking a nap. • Walking a pet. • Brushing your hair. • Playing cards. • Taking a walk. • Playing basketball. • Sleeping late. • Repairing things. • Seeing old friends.
• Looking at maps. • Taking photos. • Making lists. • Snow skiing. • Being with family. • Sitting outside. • Playing with pets. • Practicing yoga. • Singing in a group. • Visiting others. • Playing tennis.
• Being in the city. • Making snacks. • Looking at photos. • Birdwatching. • Playing football. • Volunteering. • Walking barefoot. • Being with friends. • Doing a good job. • Daydreaming.
• Giving gifts. • Helping someone. • Beachcombing. • Playing ping pong. • Horseback riding. • Hearing jokes. • Writing in a diary. • Adopting pets. • Riding on a train. • Being with others.
Note : Adapted from http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/er_handout_8.html Resources Assessment ● Risk Assessment Protocol Chu, C., Klein, K. M., Buchman-Schmitt, J. M., Hom, M. A., Hagan, C. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2015). Routinized assessment of suicide risk in clinical practice: An empirically informed update. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71 (12), 1186-1200. ● Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS) http://www.pearsonclinical.com/psychology/ products/100000157/beck-scale-for-suicide-ideation-bss.html ● Safety Plan Template Barbara Stanley and Gregory K. Brown https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/wp-content/ uploads/2016/08/Brown_StanleySafetyPlanTemplate.pdf ● Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (Nock et al., 2007) http://nocklab.fas.harvard.edu/tasks This is a clinical interview recommended in the assessment of self-injury behaviors. It is freely available from the developer’s website. To download the interview, go to the developer’s (Dr. Matthew Nock) website above. The long or short form of the SITBI interview can also be downloaded. ● Suicide Assessment in Incarceration Settings Gould, C., McGeorge, T., & Slade, K. (2018). Suicide screening tools for use in incarcerated offenders: a systematic review. Archives of Suicide Research, 22 (3), 345-364.
● DBT Self Help: Life Skills for Emotional Health http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/er_handout_8.html Organizations ● American Association of Suicidology (AAS) http://www.suicidology.org Founded by Edwin S. Shneidman in 1968, the goal of the AAS is to understand and prevent suicide by encouraging, developing, and disseminating scholarly work in suicidology and the development and application of strategies that reduce the incidence and prevalence of suicidal behaviors. The AAS offers training in suicidology and recognizing and responding to suicide risk. ● American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) http://www.afsp.org The AFSP supports and disseminates research into the causes of suicide, offers a community to suicide survivors and those contemplating suicide, and advocates for prevention and care. ● Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC) https://msrc.fsu.edu The MSRC was founded in 2010 as a joint project by the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver, and Florida State University with the goal of enhancing military- and veteran-relevant suicide research, prevention, and intervention projects. MSRC regularly
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