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IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION <br />Resident Watch Companion Program Quiz <br />315.02.01.001 <br />(Form last updated 10/26/2016) <br />True or False: <br />1. _____ It is the role of the resident companion to analyze behavior and report security <br />issues to staff. <br />2. _____ As a resident companion, I should report all concerns to the nearest staff <br />member, even if I am not sure if it is an emergency. <br />3. _____ I should report any changes in the suicidal resident’s behavior to the clinician as <br />soon as possible. <br />4. _____ Once someone is suicidal, he/she will be suicidal forever. <br />5. _____ I should maintain the watch log at 5-minute intervals. <br />6. _____ I am responsible for keeping track of the hours I work as a resident companion. <br />7. _____ If another resident attempts to communicate with me while conducting a watch, I <br />should inform the clinician when my shift is complete. <br />8. _____ When observing the resident on suicide watch, I should sit slightly to the side of <br />the utility port. <br />9. _____ If I witness a suicide attempt, I should first attempt to stop it, and then notify the <br />nearest staff member. <br />Multiple Choice: <br />1. _____ Active Listening is: <br />a) Paraphrasing and repeating. <br />b) Paraphrasing, feedback, empathy, summarizing, lamenting, and showing <br />understanding. <br />c) A process in which we first try to understand the meaning behind the person’s <br />words, and then communicate that meaning back to them. <br />d) A non-passive feedback loop that expresses mutual meaning in a circular <br />manner. <br />2. _____ In your training you were taught that feedback is: <br />a) A pro-social way to share your opinion with the suicidal resident. <br />b) The best way to communicate to a suicidal resident <br />c) Never to be used while you are on watch. <br />d) Giving someone objective information about observed behavior changes, such <br />as, “You’re smiling today.” <br />3. _____ I should maintain the watch log at ___ minute intervals. <br />a) 5 <br />b) 10 <br />c) 15 <br />d) 30 <br />4. _____ When a suicidal resident tells me that they want to die, I should… <br />a) Try to talk them out of it by telling them, “But God has a plan for you”. <br />b) Use an active listening skill, such as reflecting: “You seem very sad right now.” <br />c) Use an active listening skill, such as, “In time things will get better for you.” <br />d) Try to convince them that they want to live. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />