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Suicide Assessment 201 - 202Credit Hours(s)

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Education Objectives

Describe the profile of suicide in the US, noting psychosocial and cultural factors that effect risk
Identify 3 common precipitating events for suicide attempts
Describe risk factors for suicide including co-existing psychiatric disorders
Name the most frequent co-existing psychiatric disorders
Use the sad person scale to assess suicide risk
Give examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions
Describe basic level interventions that take place in the hospital or community
Identify key elements of suicide precautions and environmental safety factors in the hospital
Describe the problem on non-suicidal self-injury
Explain the range of self-protective behavioral responses
Discuss 3 myths about suicidal behaviors
Identify 2 cultural or social factors that relate to suicide
Examine 4 categories of motivation for attempting suicide
Explain how suicide affects family members and friends
Describe 3 theories that attempt to explain the causes of suicide
Discuss the occurrence of suicide throughout each life cycle
Outline the process for assessing the suicidal potential of a client
Choose 3 therapeutic goals and interventions for clients with suicidal behaviors
Indicate the manifestations of military sexual trauma
Cite the rate of disability amongst living veterans
Describe the incidence and distribution of mental illness in the veteran population
Define PTSD
Recognize the DSM-5 criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD
Explain the risk factors to developing PTSD
Summarize the association between PTSD and Chronic Pain
Describe the Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD)
Recognize the effects of PTSD on the family of sufferers
Summarize the psychological and pharmacological treatment for PTSD
Define depression
List the DMS-5 Criteria for depression
Recognize the signs and symptoms of depression
Define survivor guilt
Explain suicide prevention and the VA Risk Assessment Guide
Outline the use of the SAD PERSONS instrument
List the risk factors to suicidal behavior
Outline the Long and short term goals in suicide prevention, interventions and their rationale
Define the characteristics of hopelessness
List the outcome criteria for intervention for patients with hopelessness
Explain the factors related to ineffective coping mechanisms
List long and short term goals of the management of ineffective coping mechanisms
Describe interventions and their rationale for the patient with ineffective coping
Identify medications used to treat anxiety
Recognize medications used to treat psychotic diseases
Identify principal signs of depression and drugs used as treatment
Recognize agents used as antimanics and medications for bipolar disorder
Describe behavioral disorders found in adults and children and drugs indicated in treatment
Explain the role of medications in treating Alzheimer’s disease
Provide patient education for compliance with medications used to treat conditions and diseases of mental health and behavioral disorders

Instructors

Richard Saporito, DC

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