Part 3: Intervention
Information
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
-
Evaluate when and how to escalate care (e.g., emergency department referral, hospitalization) based on dynamic suicide risk indicators.
-
Demonstrate how to initiate and conduct a collaborative conversation with patients and families about reducing access to firearms, medications, and other lethal means.
-
Design individualized intervention plans, including safety planning, lethal means counseling, and collaboration with care teams based on assessed suicide risk level.
Educational Goal
Description
This session will prepare participants to evaluate when and how to escalate care, such as initiating emergency department referrals or hospitalization based on dynamic indicators of suicide risk. Attendees will also learn how to initiate and conduct collaborative, patient-centered conversations with individuals and their families about reducing access to firearms, medications, and other lethal means. Finally, this session will guide clinicians in designing individualized intervention plans that incorporate safety planning, lethal means counseling, and coordinated collaboration with care teams, tailored to the assessed level of suicide risk.
Target Audience
- Addiction Professional
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Nurse
- Physician
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
Presenters