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Aaron T. Beck

Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation<sup>&reg;</sup> (BSS<sup>&reg;</sup>)&nbsp;is an evaluation of suicidal thinking that helps identify individuals at risk. It also helps measure a broad spectrum of attitudes and behaviors. <a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/telepractice/guidance-documents/telepractice-and-questionnaires-or-rating-scales.pdf" target="_blank">Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.</a>

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Q-global

Q local

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Record Forms

Report Type

Interpretive Reports

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Scoring Type

Digital

Hand/Manual Scoring

Language

English

Spanish

Measure a spectrum of attitudes & behaviors with the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, a brief assessment to identify individuals at risk for suicide.

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Includes Manual (Digital) and 5 Q-global interpretive reports (Digital)

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BSS Manual (Print)

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BSS Q-global Manual (Digital)

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BSS Q-global Interpretive Administration/Report Qty 1 (Digital)

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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.

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Overview

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			<p>The BSS measures attitudes and behaviors that clinicians routinely consider when assessing a patient&rsquo;s suicide risk.</p>

			<h3>Benefits</h3>

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				<li>Reveals specific suicidal characteristics that require greater clinical scrutiny.</li>
				<li>Can be administered with the BDI&reg;-II and the BHS&reg; for a more complete evaluation.</li>
				<li>Five screening items reduce the length and the intrusiveness of the questionnaire for patients who are nonsuicidal.</li>
				<li>Full scale consists of 21 test items.</li>
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			<h3>Sample Reports</h3>

			<p>Concise Interpretive reports provide useful information such as the client&#39;s demographics, a graphical presentation of the client&#39;s raw score, a brief interpretation of the client&#39;s test score and a list of items endorsements. Progress reports help monitor a client&#39;s progress over time.&nbsp;</p>
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						<h4>Telepractice</h4>

						<p>Find out how to use this test in your telepractice.</p>

						<p><a class="button-primary" href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/telepractice/guidance-documents/telepractice-and-questionnaires-or-rating-scales.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p>
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				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/beck/BSS-Sample-Interpretive-Report.pdf" target="_blank">BSS Interpretive Report</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/beck/BSS-Sample-Progress-Report.pdf" target="_blank">BSS Progress Report </a></li>
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			<p>The following resources are available for BSS.</p>

			<ul class="link-list">
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/beck/beck-scales-brochure.pdf" target="_blank">Beck Scales Comprehensive Brochure</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://beckinstitute.org/training/training-catalog/" target="_blank">Beck Institute</a></li>
			</ul>

			<h4>Q-global Training Series</h4>

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				<li><a href="https://www.brainshark.com/pearsonassessments/vu?pi=zHOzvlgMdz4FEHz0&amp;intk=697322876">Module 1: Gaining Access to Q-global</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://www.brainshark.com/pearsonassessments/vu?pi=zFOzRd3c4z4FEHz0&amp;intk=463135460">Module 2: Signing in and setting up your account</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://www.brainshark.com/pearsonassessments/vu?pi=zGdzXqam5z4FEHz0&amp;intk=675466318">Module 3: Managing sub-accounts</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://www.brainshark.com/pearsonassessments/vu?pi=zHZzntFxez4FEHz0&amp;intk=55992923">Module 4: How to generate reports</a></li>
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Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation

BSS

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