Chief Clinical Officer CommUnity Crisis Services, Iowa, United States
This advanced, interactive training is based on 24 core competencies derived from empirical evidence that comprehensively define the knowledge, skills and approaches required for effective clinical risk assessment and treatment of individuals at risk for suicide. This course provides ways to assimilate gained knowledge and skills using a multimodal learning plan with self-paced, group, and dyadic case application exercises. The course is designed to meet the needs of Professional Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurses, Substance Abuse Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Pastoral Counselors, and Other Counselors.
Learning Objectives:
Conduct a systematic review to gather information on suicide-related risk and protective factors.
Identify and document warning signs of suicide risk.
Make clinical judgments of suicide risk by considering acute and chronic levels of risk.
Write a suicide risk assessment rationale.
Minimize risk of liability consistent with the standards of care.
Select management options proportionate to risk level based on clinician core competencies for managing care.
Work collaboratively to construct a suicide risk management plan that addresses near-term risk.
Apply strategies to maintain a collaborative stance.
Describe assessment approaches based on evidence-informed research.
