Mental health and healthcare professionals face many challenges in their everyday work, some of which are clinically more significant than others. These professionals undergo extensive training and education to learn to act in the moment, make sound decisions, and create the best plan of care for their patients and clients. Sometimes, crisis situations arise, however, and even the best-prepared professionals can feel confused or in over their head. The likelihood of a mental health or healthcare professional interacting with a potentially suicidal client in the course of their career is significant, even if that professional does not typical work with a specific suicidal population. The prevalence and significance of suicidality in all age groups additionally increases this potential. For this reason, it is imperative that all professionals understand the warning signs, myths and facts, and urgent first steps when faced with someone who is feeling suicidal.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify important terms & language related to suicide
• Identify the scope of suicide risk in various populations
• Pinpoint key elements of an effective suicide risk assessment
• Articulate how you can be involved in suicide prevention
• Identify crisis resources

CONTENT

• Key terms, how to talk about suicide
• Prevalence, how many are affected? Who?
• Risk factors, what increases or mitigates risk?
• Assessment, how we determine appropriate risk
• Prevention, how can we lower the statistics?
• Resources, numbers that we should all have on hand

FOR WHOM

Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Therapists, Psychiatrists and Nurses

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

This course is available in the following locations:
Ghana- $6000
Rwanda - $7000
UK - $8000
USA - $8000