The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a concise clinical guide for the dynamic assessment of short-term (i.e., weeks to months) risk for violence (to self and others) and treatability. START guides the assessor toward an integrated, balanced opinion to evaluate the client’s risk across seven domains: violence to others, suicide, self-harm, self-neglect
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a succinct structured professional judgment guide for the assessment of dynamic vulnerabilities and strengths associated with risk of violence, self-harm, suicide, unauthorized leave, substance abuse, self-neglect, and being victimized by others. Working with individuals in criminal justice, psychiatric, and community mental health contexts calls for practitioners
The START:AV is a structured risk assessment tool designed to assess and manage short-term (i.e., 3 months) risk of multiple adverse outcomes among male and female adolescents in mental health and/or criminal justice settings. Adverse outcomes included within the START:AV are categorized into two broad domains: Harm to Others and Rule Violations (i.e., violence, nonviolent
This article explores the dynamic landscape of psychotherapeutic interventions within the realm of health psychology, specifically examining the distinctions between short-term and long-term psychotherapy. The introduction provides a contextual background on the overarching significance of psychotherapy in health psychology, setting the stage for an in-depth analysis. The first section delves into the characteristics and techniques