C-SSRS: Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
The C-SSRS (often referred to as "The Columbia") is a very comprehensive assessment of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts. It was recommended by the Marine Corps to assess Marines who were contemplating ending their life. The tool is intended to identify the intensity of the need for additional clinical support (e.g. involuntary confinement). It should only be administered in person or over the phone and not sent via the Client Portal. If a client enters your office announcing they are contemplating suicide, you can use this tool to quickly gauge the severity of the ideation. If you end up using this tool and a problem appears evident, I strongly encourage using the Client Safety Plan Template (also in this forum) as a follow-up so the client has a plan in the event their suicidal thinking puts themselves at risk.
Here is a link to a PDF you can download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P-EzKEj2w84f3uOMEXzdADVyCZU6SgqK/view?usp=sharing 
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Yes, you can get it by clicking here.
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It would be nice to have the CSSR-S integrated in Simple Practice. It is the gold standard in suicidal screening in addition per their website you do not need special permission to add to their database https://cssrs.columbia.edu/the-columbia-scale-c-ssrs/cssrs-for-communities-and-healthcare/#filter=.general-use.english
"You do not need special permission from us to take the Columbia Protocol tools and use them in your setting, create your own unique triage next steps, or embed the Columbia Protocol in your electronic health record keeping systems (EHR). We are happy to look at any materials you develop, policies you write or screenshots of your EHR to confirm their accuracy. You can send them to us at posnerk@nyspi.columbia.edu."
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Simple Practice - are you working on making this part of the portal? I use the CSSR-S lifetime and recent screener as part of my intake and then use the Since Last Contact (not sure if that's the exact name) screener for my weekly sessions. I would love for clients to be able to complete the Since Last Contact screener in the portal before every session so I can then follow up with any positive respondes at the start of the session - this allows client to reflect before session and gives more time for intervention during session.
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This has been requested for over six years. Such a vital screening for MH professionals.
Perhaps sending out a survey monkey to all of your clients to see what we need.
This forum is great and I love to contribute but so much has been hanging out here based on what you all think we need. Let us decide!! -
I'm still confused- this is not integrated into Simple Practice, or is it? Or do we just get the pdf link so that we can administer it on our own? Also, how do we access the "Client Safety Plan" template that is apparently integrated somewhere or in this forum...? Cannot find any of these.
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Hi Kate Schroeder,
These are forms I created using the Simple Practice template builder. SP has not made them accessible in the template library, so you would have to copy the format I created and develop your own template. There are many templates that other users have found to be handy, but they have not been added to the template library. My understanding is that SP is in the process of updating their template builder to make the forms more visually appealing, readable, and understandable.
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