Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name five reasons regarding why an adolescent may choose suicide.
-Describe three symptoms of suicidal behavior in adolescents.
-Name three aspects of addressing suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
-Identify four steps in a crisis intervention model for suicidal teens.
-Name six risk factors for adolescent suicide.
-Identify four steps on how to deal with the anger component of depression.
-Name first four myths about adolescent suicide.
-List four more myths about adolescent suicide.
-Identify four barriers to communication between parents and suicidal adolescents.
-List four parenting skills for handling suicidal adolescents.
-Discuss four techniques parents can use to foster self-determination in suicidal teens.
-Identify four guidelines regarding suicide intervention.
-Describe two family therapy techniques regarding adolescent suicidal attempt.
-Name four techniques that may help suicidal teen clients cope with self-injurious thoughts.
-Name the four psychosocial factors to be considered regarding adolescent suicide risk.
-Explain what factor accounts for the increased risk of suicide in gay adolescents.
-Explain what factors contribute to teen vulnerability regarding limited decision making skills, poor problem-solving abilities, and irrational decision making when overcome by stress, intense affect, or inescapable conflict.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."