Suicide Prevention: Recognizing and Assessing

Course overview

By the end of this course, learners will be able to: 1. Define suicide and suicide attempts. 2. Identify individual, relationship, and community risk factors for suicide and suicide attempts. 3. Discuss the Center for Disease Control strategies for suicide prevention. 4. Discuss The Joint Commissions National Patient Safety Goals to prevent inpatient suicide and suicide attempts. 5. Describe clinical interventions, strategies, and best practices to keep individuals at risk for suicide and suicide attempt safe. 6. Discuss the legal and ethical aspects of working with individuals at risk for suicide or suicide attempts.