Effectively Navigate Suicide in Clinical Practice
Course Description
Continuing Education Hours: 5
This course is geared to behavioral health practitioners, paraprofessionals and graduate students in Psychology, Social Work and Counseling whom at some point in their internships/fellowships and careers will be faced with an individual seeking services and either presenting with, or while in treatment disclosing suicidal ideation.
This course will explore the following:
- Who might be at high risk? There will be a review of the prevalence of suicide in the USA in general and as it relates to different segments of the population, diagnostics and presentation.
- When and how might we screen? A minimum of two screening tools (youth & adult) will be presented along with the pros and cons of their usage, and where in the intake and evaluation process they can be placed.
- What is the clinical presentation? We will review signs that serve as prompts for further exploration.
- What types of interventions are useful? Various modalities will be discussed.
- Resources for clients/patients and family members.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify the variables that may be increasing risk of suicide among vulnerable groups.
- Participants will be able to name the mental health disorders most associated with suicidal risk.
- Participants will be able to identify warning signs in clinical practice of suicide and the appropriate action(s) to employ.
- Participants will be able to list two screening tools for suicide risk and their place in the therapeutic process.
- Participants will possess resources to provide to clients, family and interested others for additional support and information sources on suicide prevention and education.
- Participants will be able to identify the elements of client clinical presentation necessitating either inpatient versus outpatient treatment.
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