Description

This is a 4.0 CEU lecture that covers Assessing for Suicidality & Lethality. This lecture is part of our Clinical Competencies Series. This installment is designed to introduce a structured approach for assessing for suicidality and lethality. Participants will develop greater competencies for working within high-risk populations. Topics include epidemiology and etiology of suicidality, predisposing, potentiating, and protective factors, suicide assessment protocol, specific suicide inquiry, and self-directed violence classification system (SDVCS). This lecture is appropriate for students, candidates, new professionals, and seasoned clinicians.

Learning Objectives:

1. The learner will be able to describe a semi-structured approach to assessing for suicidality and lethality.
2. The learner will be able to describe predisposing and potentiating suicide risk factors.
3. The learner will be able to describe factors that protect against suicide.
4. The learner will be able to describe the role of ego in suicidality.
5. The learner will be able to conduct a specific suicide inquiry.
6. The learner will be able to assess risk for suicide and the most appropriate intervention based on risk factors, protective factors, and a specific suicide inquiry.