Webinar Description
This webinar will review definitions for different types of suicidal and self-harm behavior, provide framework for assessing suicidal risk, including imminent risk; use of chain analysis to develop a safety plan; brief overview of the effective elements of evidence-based treatment for adolescent suicidal behavior.
David Brent, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where is he is Academic Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and holds and Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies. He co-founded and now directs Services for Teens at Risk (STAR), a clinical and outreach program for the treatment and prevention of adolescent suicidal behavior that has overseen the treatment of over 6000 suicidal teens over the past 3 decades. His team’s research has helped to define the standard of care for adolescent depression and suicidal behavior through work on the risk factors and effective treatments for these conditions. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has been recognized by many professional organizations for his research contributions.
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Learning Objectives:
- Attendants will learn how to assess adolescent patients for suicidal risk
- Attendants will learn how to develop a safety plan from a chain analysis
- Attendants will become familiar with evidence-based treatment for adolescent suicidal behavior.
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level ,and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
This Webinar Offers 1 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
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