Advocates the case method as the primary object of teaching in suicidology. Presents five cases, each from a different vantage point, referral source, and context, and without revealing the outcome. Concludes that the application of empirically derived risk factors makes the assessment and prediction of future suicidal behavior more possible,…

Reflecting on a career spent in assessment in personnel selection and managment, the author lists 12 things (items) that he wishes he knew about assessment. The first four items are underdeveloped ideas set aside because of the field's preoccupation with equal employment opportunity. A second set (items five through eight) comes from intellectual…