CPHSSWCE0404 - Suicide Prevention Training: Understanding Assessing, and Intervening

Course Description

Globally, approximately 1 million people die by suicide each year and almost 25% of clinicians will lose an individual to death by suicide in their career.  This beginner-level training is to help clinicians recognize the prevalence of suicide and the risk factors and warning signs that individuals may present within sessions that indicate they are more susceptible to considering suicide.  This training will help clinicians identify questions to ask individuals to assess for suicidal ideation, plan, means, and intent.  It focuses heavily on safety planning and touches on other interventions that may be useful to use with individuals who present with suicidal ideations or have made suicide attempts.  Specific steps for safety planning via telehealth will also be discussed.  The importance of protective factors and reinforcing an individual's reason for living, care can help reduce trauma or death due to suicide.

Target Level Audience: Beginner

Course Outline

Timed Agenda

9:00 - 9:15am Overview: Goals, addressing anxieties around suicidal inquiry amongst clinicians and prevalence rates and statistics on suicide

9:15 - 9:25am Risk Factors

9:25 - 9:35am Protective Factors

9:35 - 9:50am Assessing for suicide in every session

9:50 - 10:05am Case study: Identify risk and protective factors

10:05 - 10:25am Safety Planning, 201 Process, 302 Process

10:25 - 10:40am After-Care: What to do once an individual has a safety plan, goes to the hospital, or is leaving the hospital

10:40 - 10:55am Break

10:55 - 11:05am Drivers of Suicide

11:05 - 11:25am Evidenced Based Treatment Models

11:25 - 11:45am Interventions to use concurrently with Safety planning

11:45 - 12:10pm Seeking Supervision and Self Care

12:10 - 12:15pm Wrap up and Evaluations

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

· Examine risk and protective factors to identify whether an individual is at low, moderate, or high risk for suicide.

· Identify at least two interventions to use with individuals who present with suicidal ideations.

When participants return to the workplace, they will be able to:

· Utilize at least three questions to ask individuals for suicidal ideations, plans, means, and intent.

· Collaboratively complete a CBT safety plan with an individual who presents at risk for suicide.

Notes

• Pre-Approved Provider: Temple University School of Social Work Continuing Education Program is a pre-approved provider of continuing education courses and programs for social workers and clinical social workers in Pennsylvania.
• Continuing Education Certificates: At the conclusion of the course, paper certificates denoting continuing education clock hours will be provided to students who successfully complete the course. To successfully complete the course, students must attend the entire course (from start to finish), actively participate in the course, and submit a course evaluation form. Note: Certificates are printed 72 hours in advance of the scheduled course. The Continuing Education Office will mail paper certificates within 14 calendar days of the course to any students who register after the certificates are printed. Tuition for the course covers the cost of the paper certificate.
• Accommodations: To request special accommodations, please send an email to the Continuing Education program office (sswce@temple.edu) that includes a contact person, phone number, and specific accommodation requested. Please provide at least 14 calendar day's notice before the scheduled course.
• Cancellations/Refunds: Please notify the Continuing Education program office (sswce@temple.edu) as soon as possible if you need to cancel your registration. Registrants who provide more than 7 days' notice of cancellation receive 100% tuition refund. Registrants who provide more than 24 hours' but less than 7 days' notice of cancellation receive 50% tuition refund. Registrants who provide less than 24 hours' notice of cancellation receive 0% tuition refund.
• Questions/Grievances: For any questions or grievances, please send an email to the Continuing Education program office (sswce@temple.edu) that includes a contact person, phone number, and questions or description of grievances.