National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems

SUICIDE ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION: Working with Adults and Youth

AN AUDIOTAPE TRAINING

Learn what psychiatric treatment providers need to know to assess risk and improve care

  • As the 11th leading cause of death in the United States, suicide is a major public health threat.

  • Current data indicates that suicidality is the most common mental health emergency presentation, and mental health professionals are increasingly at risk for malpractice litigation should a suicide occur.

  • Suicide is the leading type of reported sentinel event, according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Staff members in behavioral health treatment programs are on the front line for assessing lethality potential. Yet many clinicians have considerable fears and anxieties related to working with suicidal individuals. Organizational policies also may not take full advantage of opportunities to support their staff’s clinical efforts. To help focus attention on ways of improving clinical care, the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems has organized a specialized telephone conference call exclusively to help staff within treatment settings better recognize suicidal symptoms and intervene with suicidal patients. Use this two-hour audiotape training to identify smart questions to ask as you review your internal policies and procedures.

FACULTY:
 David A. Jobes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, and Associate Editor (Treatment), Journal of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

As a nationally recognized suicide expert, Dr. Jobes has written more than 35 publications in the study of suicide (including two books about youth suicide) and has spoken about the topic to a broad range of audiences. He has been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for many years and is now a research consultant to a national CDC-funded Suicide Prevention Research Center housed at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at The Catholic University of America, he is a clinical faculty member in CUA’s APA-accredited PhD training program in clinical psychology.

MODERATORS:

Mark Covall, Executive Director, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
Kathleen McCann, R.N., D.N.Sc., Director of Clinical Services

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AUDIOTAPE ON

SUICIDE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION: WORKING WITH ADULTS AND YOUTH

for behavioral healthcare providers

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Audiotape (2 hours):

q NAPHS members: $125

q Non-member: $175

SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS: Participants in the February 27, 2002, NAPHS-sponsored teleconference on Suicide Assessment and Intervention are eligible for an additional discount on the audiotape.

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