Strengthening Your Suicide Assessment Skills

Are you looking for comprehensive assessment practices for assessing suicide in clients? If so, plan to attend this live interactive webinar to learn about comprehensive suicide assessment principles and practices. Evidenced-based screenings and assessments (there is a difference between the two!) will be presented, along with best practices for clinicians to complete a thorough suicide assessment in a conversational, empathetic manner. Case studies will illuminate important aspects of suicidality and assessment. Recommendations such as Donald Meichenbaum's "The Gold Standard" will be outlined...Read more. Learners will develop newfound confidence, skill, and resources to properly assess clients for suicide risk. Less...

Learning Objectives

Recognize the value and responsibility for thorough suicide screening and assessment as a clinician.
Identify at least two empathic and non-judgmental techniques to elicit suicide risk in each client.
Formulate a minimum of three methods of implementing screenings and assessments to determine a client's suicide risk level and complete necessary documentation.
Explore core fundamentals of suicide, including etiology, risk levels, and motivations.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Levels

Intermediate

Friday, June 02, 2023

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM EDT - 02:15 PM EDT

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She has held clinical positions as an outpatient and in-home therapist, and clinical supervisor. Diane was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work for 10 years at The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare and a Field Liaison and Field Instructor. She has also held administrative positions as a program Director and Coordinator. Diane is a popular local and national trainer on a wide variety of mental health and workplace development topics for clinicians and corporations. Diane is most passionate about providing quality professional development to clinicians, employees, and leaders. For fun, Diane loves to spoil her four Dachshunds and rock out to 80’s music.

Agenda

11am - 11:30am Introductions, Phenomenology of Suicide

Statistics
Language
Sample dialogue: Shame attenuation, normalization

11:30am - 12:30pm Common Indicators of Suicidality

Risk factors
Protective factors
Heightened risk factors
Risk level
DSM-5-TR diagnosis
Kevin Hines video
suicide assessment videos

12:30pm - 12:45pm Break

12:45pm - 1:15pm Aaron Beck’s “Suicide mode”

Richard case study
Jane Doe’s journal entry
Activity: Suicide Cognitions fill-in-the-blank

1:15pm - 1:45pm Important considerations

No suicide contracts: A no-no
Risk formulation
Crisis plans
Clinician skills needed
Shneidman’s 10 Commonalities of Suicide

1:45pm - 2:15pm Ethical Issues, Closing Reflections, Questions, Takeaways

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association

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Association of Social Work Boards

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