Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the most frequent crisis encountered by mental health professionals. This podcast reviews basic information about the assessment, management, and treatment of patients at risk to die from suicide. It fulfills Act 74 requirements for Pennsylvania licensed psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors.
Program Learning Objectives:
At the end of this program the participants will learn basic information that will help them to
- Assess patients who are at risk to die from a suicide attempt;
- Manage the risks of suicide; and
- Treat patients who are at risk to die from a suicide attempt.
Resources
Bongar, B., & Sullivan, G. (2013). The suicidal patient: Clinical and legal standards of care. (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Bryan, C. J. (2015). Cognitive behavior strategies for preventing suicidal attempts. NY: Routledge.
Jamison, K. R. (2000). Night Falls Fast: Understanding suicide. New York: Random House.
Jobes, D. (2016). Managing suicide risk (2nd Ed.). NY: Guilford.
Joiner, T. (2005). The myths of suicide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
McKeon, R. (2009). Suicidal behavior. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber.
Disclaimer
As an educational program, this podcast/video does not purport to provide clinical or legal advice on any particular patient. Listeners or viewers with concerns about the assessment, management, or treatment of any patient are urged to seek clinical or legal advice. Also, individual psychotherapists need to use their clinical judgment with their patients and incorporate procedures or techniques not covered in this podcast/video, or modify or omit certain recommendations herein because of the unique needs of their patients.