Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide. Nearly 50% of individuals who end life by suicide see a primary care provider within a month of death, yet suicide risk assessment and treatment is consistently difficult in practice. With the majority of mental health services in the US being delivered by social workers, it is imperative that risk assessment and safety planning knowledge and skills are in place for our work with clients with the ultimate goal being to prevent premature suicidal death.
This webinar will discuss and present on suicide as public health issue in the US, risk and protective factors, warning signs, barriers to help-seeking, risk assessment process and risk formulation, safety planning, and cultural humility in risk assessment with use of a clinical case. This workshop is also focused on the adult population.
Describe one risk and one protective factor of suicide.
Name and describe one aspect of suicide risk assessment.
Name and describe one step of suicide safety planning.
Agenda
Date
Time
Description
June 11, 2021
9:00am - 9:15am
Public health issue of fatal and non-fatal suicide behavior in the US
June 11, 2021
9:15am - 9:30am
Risk and protective factors
June 11, 2021
9:30am - 9:45am
Warning Signs
June 11, 2021
9:45am - 10:15am
Barriers to Help-Seeking and Stigma
June 11, 2021
10:15am - 10:45am
Suicide Risk Assessment Process and Risk Formulation