Working with Patients Presenting with Suicidal Behaviors:: Best Practices to Improve Assessment, Intervention, and Safety Planning
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify 3 considerations when conducting suicide risk assessments.
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Describe 2 ways in which empathy increases hope in the suicidal individual.
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Identify 5 key elements of safety planning.
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Identify 3 alternatives to hospitalization when hospitalization is not recommended.
Description
Most individuals who die by suicide were seen by a healthcare provider in the 30 days before their death. Improving our ability to assess, engage, and provide effective interventions for at-risk individuals will save lives. This presentation will demonstrate best practices and specific treatment interventions, including safety planning that all healthcare providers at various levels of care can implement to improve outcomes for patients at risk for suicide.
Target Audience
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Medical Doctor
- Registered Nurse
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
- Social Worker
- Counselor
Presenters
Anna Lieber, MS, LCMHC, NCC/CCMHC (she/hers) has over 25 years of experience in behavioral health in direct client care, program development, and administration. Anna is the Clinical Director of Westminster University’s Counseling & Counseling Education program. Her clinical work is currently focused on clinical supervision, suicide treatment/prevention, and program development. Before starting at Westminster, Anna was the chief clinical officer of a large psychiatric hospital, overseeing all inpatient and outpatient clinical services. Anna is passionate about behavioral health and the mental health counseling field and uses her drive to enhance the mental health profession by giving back through service. Anna is the past president of the Utah Mental Health Counselors Association, a Utah Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board member, and provides numerous training sessions for behavioral health and medical providers. Anna is a Nationally Certified Counselor and member of the NBCC, American Association of Suicidology, ACA, ACEs, AMHCA, and the LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapist Guild of Utah. Anna has extensive experience in treatment and program development for many disorders and populations, including developmental trauma, military issues, dual-diagnosis, addiction, psychosis, PTSD/trauma, anxiety, mood, personality, and LGBTQIA+. Anna’s clinical interests include chronic suicidal behaviors, personality disorders, trauma/PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorders, suicide prevention/postvention, and clinical supervision.