Risk assessments should be completed by therapists whenever new, relevant information becomes available or there is a change in the patient’s clinical presentation or circumstances, including but not limited to:
- Significant life event that had the potential to increase the patient’s risk
- Significant changes in treatment
- Patient, family member, collaborating provider, or other entity’s expressed report or concern for the patient’s risk of harm to self or others
- Increased hostility towards others
- Additionally, providers may choose to complete a risk assessment at any point in time during care with a patient.
You can add a risk assessment from a session note in the Rula provider portal.
Guided Steps
To add a risk assessment:
- 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 a risk assessment 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 (Progress note or Initial Assessment).
- On the right side of the page, click Add risk assessment
- Complete the risk assessment
- Click Save & close
The risk assessment will now be updated and tied to the session note.
Additional Resources
- Risk Assessment and Safety Planning Policy - Rula's official policy on risk assessment and safety planning
- Creating a Safety Plan for clients at increased risk of danger to self or others - Information on how clients can create a safety plan in a safety planning app.
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