In his article, How to Stay Safe in Practice, Christopher Munsey talks about ways for counselors to practice safety in the workplace and when dealing with violent clients. Munsey briefly mentions the murder of psychologist Kathryn Faughney, Phd. who was stabbed in her office by a client who was seeking vengeance on her co-worker who diagnosed him with schizophrenia and had him hospitalized. Christopher discusses some important safety factors that can help prevent another tragedy like the murder of Kathryn Faughney such as installing a panic room where staff can retreat and call for help, being close to the door so that you are given a quick exit if needed, removing potential weapons from your office, learning self defense techniques so that you are able to defend yourself if needed, screening patients before treatment to determine clients’ potential for violence, and having an evacuation drill so that counselor’s can know what to do in case of a patient begins to exhibit signs of violence. Mary Morrisey also shares some important factors and tips to ensure counselor safety. In her article, she references Mark Kiselica, an assistant professor at the…show more content… It is our duty as mental health professionals to report and suspicions of elder abuse as it should be investigated. Abuse includes any sort of physical, psychological, emotional abuse or abandonment or neglect. Some signs of elder abuse includes them being over medicated, unexplainable, bruises, malnutrition, etc. Some risk factors of elders being abused includes the caregiver having a lack of coping skills for stress management, aggressiveness and easily being irritated by the elder’s needs. Some interventions that can be used if elder abuse is suspected includes calling the local adult protective services, educating others of elder abuse signs and risk factors, and provided referrals to day support
