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Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation

(BSS)

Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation® (BSS®) is an evaluation of suicidal thinking that helps identify individuals at risk. It also helps measure a broad spectrum of attitudes and behaviors. Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.

Age range:
17 years and older

Publication date:
1991

Qualification level:
B

Qualification Level

 

Level A

This approval level enables you to buy our assessments that require no professional degree, accreditation, organization membership, or license/certificate.

Level B

This approval level enables you to buy our assessments requiring A or B qualification levels.

Level C

This approval level enables you to buy all our assessments.

Completion time:
5 to 10 minutes

Scoring options:

Manual Scoring or Q-global™ Scoring & Reporting

Other languages:
Spanish

Telepractice:

Guidance on using this test in your telepractice

Beck BSS Manual

Pricing & Ordering

  • BSS Q-global Starter Kit

    015801104X

    Includes BSS print manual, digital manual and 5 Q-global interpretive reports

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $98.40

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  • BSS Complete Kit

    0158018443

    Includes Manual and 25 Record Forms

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $146.10

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  • Q Local/BSS Record Forms - English

    32106

    Pkg of 25

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    Price: $63.40

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  • Q Local/BSS Record Forms - Spanish

    32107

    Pkg of 25

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    Price: $63.40

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  • BSS - Record Forms

    015801846X

    Pkg of 25

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    Price: $63.40

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  • BSS - Spanish Record Forms

    0158018907

    Pkg of 25

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    Price: $63.40

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  • BSS Q-global Scoring 1-Year Subscription

    QG1BSS

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $45.00

    Qualification Level B

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  • BSS Q-global Scoring 3-Year Subscription

    QG3BSS


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    Price: $125.00

    Qualification Level B

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  • BSS Q-global Scoring 5-Year Subscription

    QG5BSS

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $190.00

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  • Q Local/BSS Interpretive Report

    51694

    Price per administration

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $3.40

    Qualification Level B

    Tiered pricing discounts
    Quantity Price each
    1-4 $3.40
    5-49 $3.20
    50-99 $3.10
    100-249 $3.00
    250+ $2.90

    Ordering

    Report administrations can only be ordered via the Q Local software or by phone at 866-627-7271. Find out more about ordering via the software by clicking here.

  • Q Local/BSS Progress Report

    51695

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $0.00

    Qualification Level B

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    Report administrations can only be ordered via the Q Local software or by phone at 866-627-7271. Find out more about ordering via the software by clicking here.

  • BSS Q-global Interpretive Report

    63275

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $3.20

    Qualification Level B

    Tiered pricing discounts
    Quantity Price each
    1-4 $3.20
    5-49 $3.00
    50-99 $2.90
    100-249 $2.80
    250+ $2.80

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  • BSS Manual - Print

    0158018451

    Print version of the manual

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    Price: $92.60

    Qualification Level B

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  • BSS Manual - Digital

    0150180039

    Once ordered, the digital manual is accessible by logging into Q-global and visiting the Q-global Resource Library. It is a view-only digital file.

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    Price: $92.60

    Qualification Level B

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  • BSS Manual - Print and Digital

    0158009630

    Includes print version and Q-global digital version of the manual

    Pricing and Qualification

    Price: $92.60

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Product Details

The BSS measures attitudes and behaviors that clinicians routinely consider when assessing a patient’s suicide risk.

Benefits

  • Reveals specific suicidal characteristics that require greater clinical scrutiny.
  • Can be administered with the BDI®-II and the BHS® for a more complete evaluation.
  • Five screening items reduce the length and the intrusiveness of the questionnaire for patients who are nonsuicidal.
  • Full scale consists of 21 test items.

Sample Reports

Concise Interpretive reports provide useful information such as the client's demographics, a graphical presentation of the client's raw score, a brief interpretation of the client's test score and a list of items endorsements. Progress reports help monitor a client's progress over time. 

Telepractice

Find out how to use this test in your telepractice.

Learn more

 

Resources

The following resources are available for BSS.

Video: Meeting of Two Great Minds

Q-global Training Series

 

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