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SPS

Suicide Probability Scale (SPS)

Provides rapid, accurate measure of suicide risk, allowing routine screening in outpatient settings

  • Publisher
    WPS
  • Age range
    14+
  • Qualification Level
    C
  • Administration Time
    5 to 10 mins

Full Product Description

The Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) gives clinicians a rapid, accurate, and empirically validated measure of suicide risk in adults and adolescents over 13 years of age. Quick and cost–effective, the SPS permits routine screening in any high–risk setting.

The scale is composed of 36 items that describe particular feelings and behaviors. The respondent indicates how often each statement applies to him or her, using a 4–point scale. The test form does not mention suicide in its title. 

The SPS generates three summary scores—a total weighted score, a normalized T–score, and a Suicide Probability Score—that give an overall indication of suicide risk. For a more detailed clinical interpretation, the SPS also provides four subscales:

  • Hopelessness
  • Suicide Ideation
  • Negative Self–Evaluation
  • Hostility

The Manual includes case examples illustrating the test’s interpretation and its clinical use. Standardization is based on a sample of more than 1,100 individuals, including normals, psychiatric patients, and lethal suicide attempters. Separate norms are provided for each of these groups.

For all the useful information it provides, the SPS requires very little professional time. It can be administered to individuals or groups in only 5 to 10 minutes, then scored and interpreted in just a few minutes more.

For added convenience, the SPS is available via WPS TEST REPORT FAX Service. This option gives you immediate scoring and a clear summary of test results. Contained on a single page, the SPS computer report can be easily added to a client’s file or bound into a medical chart. It provides a concise estimate of suicide potential that, along with your clinical evaluation, helps determine appropriate intervention.

The SPS is widely used as a screening device in clinics, inpatient units, juvenile detention centers, hospital emergency rooms, and suicide prevention centers. It is especially useful with suicidal individuals who are being maintained in outpatient psychotherapy, where continuous, systematic monitoring is particularly important.

Kit

SPS Kit

CODE: W-172

Includes 25 Test Forms; 1 Manual; 25 Profile Forms

€227.05 Excl.VAT

Components

SPS Test Form 25pk

CODE: W-172A

€104.97 Excl.VAT

SPS Profile Form (Pad of 100)

CODE: W-172C

€104.97 Excl.VAT

SPS Manual

CODE: W-172B

€128.93 Excl.VAT

WPS Levels

Letter code: N

Degree

PHD: (clinical psychologist)

A doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD, MD) in psychology or related field

Additional Training Required: None

OR

MA (psychologist, social worker)

A master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW) in fields listed above.

Additional Training Required: At least a weekend workshop on neuropsychological assessment

Products qualified to purchase

All products

Letter code: C

Degree

MA: (psychologist, SLP, OT)

A master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW, CAGS) in psychology, school counselling, occupational therapy, speech–language pathology social work, education, special education or related field.

Additional Training Required: None

OR

BA (occupational therapist)

A bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) in fields listed above.

Additional Training Required: License or certification for an agency/organisation that requires training and experience in assessment.

Products qualified to purchase

All products expect advanced psychiatric instruments and advanced neuropsychological instruments. 

Letter code: B

Degree

BA: (schoolteacher)

A bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) in psychology, school counselling, occupational therapy, speech–language, pathology, social work, education , special education, or related field

Additional Training Required: None

Products qualified to purchase

General screening, counselling, instructional materials, achievement tests.

Letter code: A

Degree

No degree requirement

Additional Training Required: None

Products qualified to purchase

Books and instructional materials only

 

 

 

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