Completing a Safety Plan with a client at increased risk for suicide, risk to others, or self-harming behavior is an essential step to ensuring a client’s care needs are being met. At Rula, we recommend using an evidence-based safety planning template, such as the Stanley Brown, which you and your clients can easily access in a few ways.
You can add or update a client's safety plan from a session note in the Rula provider portal. This option offers the ability to collaboratively create a Safety Plan with the client in session and document the safety plan directly in the client's record.
Completing a safety plan with a client at increased risk for suicide, risk to others, or self-harming behavior is an essential step to ensuring a client’s care needs are being met.
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Guided Steps
To add or update a safety plan:
- Log into the provider portal
- Click on the Clients tab, located on the menu on the left side of the page
- Select the client you need to add/update the safety plan for
- Find the appointment for the date you want and click Start progress note or Complete progress note.
- This wording will reflect the template or appointment type (SOAP note or Initial Assessment).
- On the right side of the page, click Add safety plan
- Make the changes you need to the safety plan
- Click Save & close
The safety plan will now be updated. It will automatically be added to new progress notes for this client unless you make more changes later. Clients do not receive a notification when the safety plan is updated. It's important to communicate with your client that the safety plan is being updated and review changes with them during your session.
If you have questions or support needs related to Safety Plans, reach out to our clinical quality team at quality@rula.com. Therapist to therapist - we’re here for you!