Humanities Question

Risk Assessment in Your Agency

Imagine that a client comes into your agency for an appointment and is despondent. They have been having difficulty in their relationship, and you know from a previous conversation that there are guns in the home. Your client has attempted suicide once before. What policies or procedures would you follow? How does your agency assess and report riskfor example, risk of suicide, violence, or a substance use disorder?

In this Discussion, you focus on risk assessment in your agency and how you can assist.

To prepare:

Review the risk assessment Learning Resources, including articles on suicidal behavior and substance use.
Navigate through Risk Assessment During a Home Visit media located in the Learning Resources.

Main Assignment:

Explain the ways your agency assesses the risks of its clients.
- For example, are there formal assessment tools/forms, policies about reporting risk, trainings on risk factors for your population, or other means?
Explain how you can help with risk assessments in your agency.
- Be sure to draw specific examples from the Learning Resources.
- Be specific explaining how your learning will impact your practice at the agency.

Reflect to at least two colleagues:

Explain how your agency’s risk assessment process is similar or different from that of your colleagues.

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Richardson, S. C., Gunn, L. H., Phipps, M., & Azasu, E. (2024). . Journal of Community Health, 49(3), 466474.

The Columbia Lighthouse Project. (n.d.). .

Minnesota Department of Health. (2019, November 8). .

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). .

Walden University, LLC. (2025). [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas.

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