Suicide Assessment and Prevention

Online

6 Hours

State:

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers participating in this intermediate to advanced course will receive 6 Clinical continuing education clock hours.

5.0

Course Overview
Suicide is a major preventable public health problem and cause of mortality. This course will review the major aspects of suicide assessment, management, and prevention, with a special focus on military veterans. Primary care contact may represent the last opportunity for intervention in the severely depressed suicidal patient, making the thorough comprehension of identification and treatment of depression and suicide risk imperative.

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Review the epidemiology of suicide.
Describe the impact of suicide in the treatment of special populations, including among military veterans.
Identify risk and protective factors for suicide.
Discuss warning signs of imminent suicide and the importance of lethal means.
Evaluate tools available for the assessment and evaluation of suicide risk.
Outline key components of an effective suicide prevention plan.

About the Author/Presenter
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine and is a member of several professional organizations.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Dental AGD Code: 149, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician, Psychology, Social Work

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us

Suicide Assessment and Prevention

5.0

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Review the epidemiology of suicide.
Describe the impact of suicide in the treatment of special populations, including among military veterans.
Identify risk and protective factors for suicide.
Discuss warning signs of imminent suicide and the importance of lethal means.
Evaluate tools available for the assessment and evaluation of suicide risk.
Outline key components of an effective suicide prevention plan.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us