Suicide Risk Assessment and Treatment is presented.
This 3 CE credit hour course designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
Course Description
Suicide is notoriously difficult to predict, yet many suicides are predicted but are not prevented despite concerted effort. The majority of suicides result from mental illness and the majority of these are due to mood, psychosis, or alcohol dependence. (Frances, Franklin, & Flavin, 1987) Only a very low percentage of suicides occur among psychologically healthy individuals as a result of stressful life events. However, suicide risk tends to peak over a limited period for nearly all people who experience such risk. This contributes to our understanding of prevention, as limited as it is.
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Identify a historical perspective on suicide.
- Identify rates of suicide overall and for various demographic groups.
- Describe the major causes and risk factors for suicide.
- Outline the relative risks for various mental disorders, subtypes, and situational factors.
- Describe the role of mental disorders and life situations in suicide.
- Summarize the relationship of co morbidities in risk.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
Course Materials
- Download the course program (PDF #1) by clicking HERE.
- Download the course program (PDF #2) by clicking HERE.
- Take the Course exam and evaluation by clicking the link.
