EFTA00142988.pdf

From: IIIM =MMIEM> To:' Subject: About Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:04:44 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: TEXT.htm Hi MI, I just got this from our acting branch chief. This hasn't been reviewed or cleared by IPPA or Dir. I've requested a deeper dive in to standards but couldn't get it tonight. We will press further tomorrow. Feel free to call. Sent from my Vcrizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Ori inal messa e ------- From: Date: 8/11/19 7:38 PM GMT-05:00 To: Subject: Suicide Watch >>>' " 08/11/2019 19:38 >>> Hi Please see the following paragraph as a justification for why every individual with some level of suicide risk is n of maintained on long-term suicide watch: Suicide watch is widely regarded as a short- term crisis intervention. As practiced in the BOP, it is a highly restrictive intervention that focuses on preserving the life of an individual in crisis. Typical conditions of a suicide watch include containment in an identified suici de watch cell absent tie- off points and sharp objects, placement in a suicide watch smock that is resistant to use as a ligature, constant obs ervation by another individual, lights on 24 hours per day to ensure effective observation, extreme limits on pers onal property for safety, and at least daily contact with a BOP psychologist. While these restrictive conditions ar e extremely effective in the short- term prevention of suicide, they are inconsistent with a quality of life that supports future oriented goals and the achievement of those goals. For this reason, suicide watch is used to prevent a suicidal crisis, but is ended when an individual is no longer assessed to be an immediate threat to himself and is able to resume goal directed behav ions that support a quality of life, such as interactions with peers, visits with family or attorneys, work, etc. The a ssessment used to determine that suicide watch is no longer warranted is conducted by a doctoral level psycholog ist. Following the conclusion of a suicide watch, psychologists follow up with ongoing assessment and intervent ions such as additional suicide risk assessments, counseling sessions, and/or supportive visits. EFTA00142988