Suicide Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention

The US suicide rate has increased 30% since 2005. Suicide is now the 10th-leading cause of death in the US. Mental health professionals are frequently called upon for suicide risk assessment and intervention training and research suggests we could be much better at each of those tasks.

In this continuing education course, we review the current research on suicide prevention, assessment, and intervention. We discuss current screening tools, and examine recent findings that urge against the use of those tools. Participants will come away better prepared to help clients get through their darkest hours safely.

6 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

California: This course is designed to meet California BOP and BBS requirements for 6 hours of suicide prevention training for licensure or renewal.

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 6.15 hours (use duration added above)

CE CREDITS: 6.00 (use Hrs CE found on SPL Catalog Google Sheet Column F) continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 7/7/2019 

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

• Describe three current research findings surrounding suicide
• Identify at least four risk factors for suicide based on current research
• Identify at least four preventive factors for suicide based on current research
• Utilize one or more current assessment tools with clients who may present risk for suicide
• Develop a safety plan with a client who presents some risk for suicide

1. Background
2. Current research
3. Prevention strategies
4. Assessment strategies
5. Intervention strategies
6. Tools and resources