Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MSRPPSLS
Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify the factors you should consider when determining what interventions may be needed for suicidal individuals.
Recall three evidence-based interventions for treating individuals at risk for suicide or who have made a recent attempt.
Recognize the process for completing a safety plan and for reducing access to lethal means.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Treatment Considerations with Suicidal Individuals
Promoting Engagement
In the Aftermath of an Attempt
Least Restrictive Setting
Trauma-Informed Care
Culturally Adapted Suicide Care
Care Transitions and Follow-up
Family Involvement
Review
Summary
Section 3: Evidence-Based Interventions
The Importance of Directly Targeting Suicidality
Evidence-Based and Research-Informed Approaches
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
Components and Efficacy of CAMS
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)
Components and Efficacy of CBT-SP
CBT-SP with Julie
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Components and Efficacy of DBT
Approaching Julie’s Beliefs with Mindfulness
Review
Summary
Section 4: Safety Planning and Lethal Means Counseling
Safety Planning
Developing a Safety Plan
Components of a Safety Plan
Quick Check
Additional Safety Planning Steps
Lethal Means Counseling
How Lethal Means Counseling Prevents Suicide
When Is Lethal Means Counseling Needed?
Priorities in Lethal Means Counseling
Quick Check
Principles of Effective Lethal Means Counseling
Reducing Access to Firearms
Effective Communication About Firearm Access
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: Monique Kahn, Psy.D.
Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.
Reviewer: Andrea Powell, RN, BSN
Andrea Powell, RN, BSN is a SME writer for Relias with a focus on acute care. She has over 11 years of clinical nursing experience, spanning across multiple nursing specialties. Her primary focus has been in critical care, with an affinity to surgical nursing. She also has experience in intraoperative nursing and post-anesthesia care. Andrea has served as a clinical team leader, preceptor and charge nurse to colleagues throughout her nursing career. She has a passion for the education of healthcare professionals and an aspiration for excellence in the healthcare delivery system.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Respiratory Therapists; Social Workers; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.