Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Suicide risk assessment, risk formulation, and treatment are consistently difficult in practice and greater attention to this public health issue and prevention efforts are needed, especially so, by social workers who provide the majority of mental health services in the U.S. This mini course is designed for MSW students who are focused on interpersonal practice and will cover the following topics: the critical issue of suicide (prevalence), suicide-risk assessment (risk and protective factors, warning signs, all components of the Columbia scale), risk formulation (determining next steps after assessment), and prevention approaches (multi-level prevention at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels). Students will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and practice skills with use of case studies, roleplays, and simulations.
Semester: | Winter 2023 |
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Instructor: | Karyn N. Gendreau |
U-M Class #: | 31689 |
Time: | Wed Wednesdays,January 25 - February 22 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Location: | B798 SSWB |
Program Type:
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Program Type describes the program in which you are pursuing, i.e., residential or online part-time. At this time, residential students may not enroll in online part-time courses and online part-time students may not enroll in residential courses.
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Residential |
Format:
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Format refers to the instruction of an offering, i.e., in-person, hybrid, or online.
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In-Person |
Credits: | 1 Credit Hours |
Community Change | |
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Global | |
Interpersonal Practice | Elective (Host) |
Mgmt & Leadership | |
Policy & Political | |
Program Evaluation | |
Older Adults | Elective |
Children & Families | Elective |
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106