Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide A Randomized Clinical Trial

Course overview

This course on suicide prevention is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. In addition, this course is appropriate for intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop their knowledge of suicide prevention. The course material includes a literature review of dialectical behavior therapy. It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require continuing clinical education courses for license renewal. The course is based on a journal article that includes research. It contains statistical analysis and data that some clinicians enjoy reading and others do not. A significant benefit of reading research-based articles for continuing education is they provide practitioners with the latest findings in their field. Authors: McCauley, Berk, Asarnow, Adrian, Cohen, Korslund, Avina, Hughes, Harned, Gallop, Linehan Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding suicide prevention. Specifically, a professional will: Describe the prevalence of adolescents engaging in suicidal ideations and self-harming behaviors Identify whether DBT or IGST was more effective in reducing suicidal behavior Recognize how effective DBT has been in reducing self-harm behaviors Citation: McCauley, E., Berk, M. S., Asarnow, J. R., Adrian, M., Cohen, J., Korslund, K., ... & Linehan, M. M. (2018). Efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents at high risk for suicide: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA psychiatry, 75(8), 777-785.