a. Suicide Risk Assessment
(i) How to structure an interview to gather information from a client or patient on suicide risk and protective factors and warning signs, including substance abuse.
Section 1 & Question 1
--Suicide Risk Assessment
Section 2 & Question 2
--Assessment and Determination of Risk for Suicide
Section 3 & Question 3
--Assessment of Factors that Contribute to the Risk for Suicide
Section 4 & Question 4
--Substance Use and Suicide
Suicide Risk Assessment
(ii) How to use the information referenced in (a) (i) to understand the risk of suicide.
Section
5 & Question 5
--Understanding the Risk of Suicide
Suicide Risk Assessment
(iii) Appropriate actions and referrals for various levels of risk.
Section
6 & Question 6
--Suicide Risk Levels
Suicide Risk Assessment
(iv) How to appropriately document suicide risk assessment.
Section
7 & Question 7
--Appropriately Documenting Suicide Risk Assessment
b. Treatment and Management of Suicide Risk
(i) Available evidence-based treatments for patients and clients at risk of suicide, including counseling and medical interventions such as psychiatric medication and substance abuse care.
Section
8 & Question 8
--Evidence-Based Treatment of the Patient at Risk for Suicide
Section
9 & Question 9
--Suicide Interventions Targeted Toward At-Risk Youth
Section
10 & Question 10
--Treatment Interventions for Suicide Prevention
Section
11 & Question 11
--Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Treatment and Management of Suicide Risk
(ii) Strategies for safety planning and monitoring use of the safety plan.
Section
12 & Question 12
--Strategy for Safety Plan
Section
13 & Question 13
--Monitoring the Use of the Safety Plan
Treatment and Management of Suicide Risk
(iii) Engagement of supportive third parties in maintaining patient or client safety.
Section
14 & Question 14
--Determine Appropriate Care Setting
Section
15 & Question 15
--Securing Patient's Safety: Education for Patient and Family
Treatment and Management of Suicide Risk
(iv) Reducing access to lethal means for clients or patients in crisis.
Section
16 & Question 16
--Suicidal Emergency Department Patients
Section
17 & Question 17
--Reducing Suicide Risk by Limiting Access to Lethal Means
Treatment and Management of Suicide Risk
(v) Continuity of care through care transitions such as discharged referral.
Section
18 & Question 18
--Strategies for Providing Continuity of Care
Section
19 & Question 19
--Youth Suicide Prevention
c. Veteran Populations
(i) Population-specific data, risk and protective factors, and intervention strategies.
Section
20 & Question 20
--Suicide Prevention - Veterans Module
d. Risk of imminent harm through self-injurious behaviors or lethal means
(i) How to recognize nonsuicidal self-injury and other self-injurious behaviors and assess the intent of self-injury through suicide risk assessment.
Section
21 & Question 21
--Self-Injurious Behavior
Section
22 & Question 22
--Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior
Section
23 & Question 23
--Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: What is it, why does it happen, and how
can we help?
Section
24 & Question 24
--Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior
Risk of imminent harm through self-injurious behaviors or lethal means
(ii) (A) Objects, substances and actions commonly used in suicide attempts and impulsivity and lethality of means.
Section
25 & Question 25
--Means, Intent, Lethality, Behaviors, and Psychiatric Diagnosis
Risk of imminent harm through self-injurious behaviors or lethal means
(ii) (B) Communication strategies for talking with patients and their support people about lethal means.
Section
26 & Question 26
--Population & Community-based Interventions and Recommendation
Risk of imminent harm through self-injurious behaviors or lethal means
(ii) (C) How screening for and restricting access to lethal means effectively prevents suicide.
Section
27 & Question 27
--Controlling Access to Suicide Means
-- Test --
--Bibliography
--Appendix: Skill Practice - Clinical Examples of the Challenges & Dilemmas Presented to Mental Health Clinicians Involving Suicidal Clients
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