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Hi I just got this from our acting branch chief. This hasn't been reviewed or cleared by IPPA or Dir. I've req
uested a deeper dive in to standards but couldn't get it tonight. We will press further tomorrow. Feel free to call.
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<div>From: div><div>Date: 8/11/19 7:38 PM (GMT-05:00) </div>
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Hi Rogi
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
iors 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.
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