Describe the incidence of suicides in the United States.
Evaluate the potential risk of suicide.
Identify suicide risk therapies and techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality.
Explain how to establish a therapeutic relationship with suicidal clients.
Identify the some of the many risk factors for suicide.
Discuss the risk, prevention, and treatment of suicide among Military clients.
Define unique qualities among students and professionals in the field of Veterinary care services that involve suicide risk.
Syllabus
Incidence of suicide
Assessing Suicide Risk
Assessment strategies include ecological momentary assessment, digital phenotyping, cognitive and implicit bias metrics, and neuroimaging paradigms and analysis methodologies to identify neural circuits associated with suicide risk
Dr. David Jobes’ Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
Depression
Stress
Major life or situation changes
Co-morbid disorders
Other factors – such as type of work and economics
Interventions associated with assessing suicide risk
Brief Interventions via Electronic Health Record Messaging
Dr. Trent Davis, Virginia Tech Counseling Services and animal assistants
Suicide risk and suicide among clients in the Military
Dr. Glenn Marks military culture and considerations
Suicide prevention
Ethical and legal considerations for therapists
Why no-suicide contracts are not a protection against sanctions
Effects of suicide upon therapists and family members
Rita Schulte, LPC therapy and surviving spouse considerations of care
Legal
Emotional
Professional
Connecting with suicidal clients
How therapists’ fears may get in the way
The importance of genuine exploration of suicidal thinking
Resources that involve listening to the client’s story, apps, music, and videos
