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  • Class 1 -
    June 21, 2024
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm

 

Geetha Gopalan, LCSW, PhD

In this training, we will review statistics related to suicidal behavior in children and adolescents, as well as more recent research on the impact of COVID-19 and suicidality among youth. We will identify common “red flag” indicators of potential suicidal intent/behavior, commonalities and myths about suicide, and relevant developmental considerations. We will review risk assessment areas to explore, the use of functional behavioral analysis when assessing for suicidality, as well as evidence-based screening tools and strategies for use in practice.

About the Presenter

Geetha Gopalan, LCSW, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work. Dr. Gopalan has over 20 years of clinical and research experience focused on services for families and children impacted by child welfare and child mental health systems.

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Learning Objectives:

  1. As a result of this training, attendees will be able to identify those youth at most risk of suicide
  2. As a result of this training, attendees will be able to identify indicators of suicide risk among children and youth
  3. As a result of this training, attendees will be able to use evidence-based screening tools and link those at high-risk for suicide to evidence-based prevention programs for children and youth
Agenda:
1. Introductions & Objectives (0:00 – 0:15)
a. Test your knowledge
2. Shattering the silence: Youth suicide prevention – Sadie Penn, TEDxYouth@ Lancaster (0:15 – 0:30)
3. Suicide Prevalence (0:30 – 0:40)
4. Definitions (0:40 – 0:55)
a. Suicidal ideation
b. Suicidal behavior
c. Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)
5. Common methods of suicide (0:55 – 1:00)
6. Common motivations, Risk, & Protective factors (1:00 – 1:15)
7. Red flags (1:15 – 1:30)
8. BREAK (1:30-1:40)
9. Do’s and don’ts (1:40-1:45)
10. Suicide risk screening (1:45 – 1:55)
a. Ask Suicide Screening Questions
b. Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
11. Assessing for suicide risk (1:55 – 2:15)
a. Algorithm for assessing suicide risk
b. Starting the conversation
c. Developmental groups of children’s concept of death
d. Areas to explore
e. Functional Behavioral Analysis
12. When hospitalization is necessary (2:15 – 2:20)
13. Risk management (2:20 – 2:35)
a. Safety planning
b. Documentation
14. Suicide prevention strategies that work (2:35 – 2:50)
a. Create protective environments
b. Promote connectedness
c. Teach coping and problem-solving skills
d. Identify and support people at risk
e. Lessen harms and prevent future risk
15. Questions (2:50 – 3:00)

Course Length: 3 Hours

This presentation is open to:

  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

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