Suicide & Non-Suicidal Self Injury: New Directions for the Treatment of Suicidal and NSSI Behaviors
Credit Available - See CEUs tab below.
- Categories:
- Suicide and Self-Harm
- Faculty:
- Meagan N. Houston, PhD, SAP
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 17 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 22, 2015
- SKU:
- POS045895
- Media Type:
- Online Learning
Description
This recording goes beyond book knowledge of suicide. It’s full of candid, innovative and front line approaches to assessing and providing treatment to clients who present with suicidal and self-destructive behaviors. Practitioners will not only learn how to assess and treat suicidal patients, but will also be provided clinical tools to develop a suicide risk assessment that protects the clinician both ethically and legally.
Drawing from her years of experience across various populations and treatment settings, Dr. Meagan Houston will provide proven skills in conducting thorough suicide risk assessments, post-suicide risk assessments, and treatment plans with clients who present with suicidal potential. Candid discussion of case studies and use of video clips will also be featured. You will end the recording with:
- All the tools necessary to conduct a thorough and “legally sound” suicide risk assessment
- A comfort level with your assessment and decision on how to provide treatment
- Strategies for the mental health provider when providing crisis intervention in contrast to long-term treatment
- An ability to identify six population groups at increased suicidal risk
- Ethical and legal concerns with respect to hospitalization and treating suicidal patients
This recording is beneficial to both the seasoned and fledgling mental health practitioner as it answers questions that have not been provided previously and that most clinicians struggle with. Dr. Houston brings her knowledge, passion, experience, and drive to an issue that most clinicians will encounter at some stage in their career.
CEUs
This course is available for 6.0 total CPDs.
The HPCSA has declared that any on-line courses CPD/CEU credited by a certified US board, is automatically CPD/CEU credited in South Africa.
As there are different boards for different disciplines, we at Acacia suggest that you use the Counselling CPD/CEU credits. These correspond to South African credits of one CPD/CEU per 60 minutes. If you choose to use your discipline's credits, please do so at your discretion.
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education credits.
Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Suicide & Para-Suicide (3.6 MB) | 79 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Extra Handout - Suicide & Para-Suicide (282.4 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Meagan N. Houston, PhD, SAP Related seminars and products
Meagan N. Houston, Ph.D., SAP, has specialized in providing suicide treatment in a wide variety of settings and populations for over a decade. She has experience in high-risk settings where the application of suicide prevention, assessment, and intervention occurs daily. Dr. Houston treats clients who present with a variety of psychological and behavioral disorders – which lend themselves to acute and chronic suicidality. She emphasizes the use of empirically-based approaches when conducting suicide risk assessments. She has also provided her expertise in the area of treating suicidal clients and self-harm behaviors, as the published author of Treating Suicidal Clients and Self-Harm Behaviors: Assessments, Worksheets & Guides for Interventions and Long-Term Care (PESI, 2017).
Dr. Houston is employed full time with the Houston Police Department Psychological Services Division, and maintains a part-time private practice in Houston, Texas. She has also worked in the federal prison system. In addition, Dr. Houston has provided psychological, psychoeducational, and chemical dependency programs at private practices and college counseling centers. She has also provided geropsychological services to nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Meagan Houston maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the Veterans Evaluation Services and the Department of Transportation. She receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Meagan Houston is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists and the Texas Psychological Association.
Target Audience
Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health ProfessionalsOutline
IDENTIFY CLIENTS AT RISK
DSM-5® Diagnosis
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and other psychotic disorders
- Bipolar and related disorders
- Depressive disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders
- Trauma and
stressor related disorders - Dissociative disorders
- Feeding and eating disorders
- Substance-related and addictive disorders
- Personality disorders
Risks in Special Population Groups
- Military
- Geriatric
- Adolescents
- College students
- LGBT
- Prison
Recognize and identify the Dangers of Self-Destructive Behavior
- Emotion dysregulation
- Unhealthy coping skills
- Rehearsal
- Preparation
- Desensitization
- Attention-seeking behaviors
ASSESSMENT OF SUICIDAL CLIENTS
Conducting a thorough Suicide Risk Assessment
- 10 essential components
- Chronic and acute risk factors
- Distinguishing morbid ideation vs. suicidal ideation
- Imminent/chronic suicide risk
- Self-care and consultation
When to Hospitalize
- Ethical, legal implications and case studies
- Confidentiality
- Negligence
- Minor clients
- Informed consent and state-specific laws
- Voluntary vs. involuntary commitment
- When and how to use law enforcement
- Homicidal ideation
“Post-Suicide” Risk Assessment
- Changing clinical factors
- Remaining risk factors
- Follow-up recommendations
INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT
Self-Destructive Behavior Treatment Strategies
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Communication
- Case management
Suicidal Behavior Treatment Strategies
- Integrate the four key elements of crisis intervention into treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Other treatment interventions
Psychopharmalogical intervention and management- Recognize when
patient returns to “status quo”
Consultation and Technology
- Tele-Therapy & the NEW APA Guidelines
- Social media implications
Objectives
- Identify four acute risk factors and four chronic risk factors associated with increased suicide risk.
- Recognize the essential components of a thorough suicide risk assessment.
- Reinforce your skill set with the critical ethical and legal obligations involved when treating a suicidal patient.
- Develop an understanding of the indicators of clinician counter-transference issues that may interfere when treating a suicidal patient.
- Recognize the foundational components related to para-suicidal behaviors that increase the risk
for death by suicide. - Differentiate between morbid ideation (“thoughts of death”) and suicidal ideation.
- Describe how social media, technology, and “
tele-therapy ” affectprovider’s role in treating suicidal ideation, intent or plan. - List the “special population groups” who are at increased risk for suicidality.
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