Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Best Practices and Policy Implications (7 credit hours)
Program Summary: This course examines youth suicide prevention and intervention in five parts: 1. Foundations of Youth Suicide Prevention 2. Suicide Prevention and Postvention in School Settings 3. Suicide Specific Interventions 4. Cultural Considerations and Specific Populations and 5. Improving Quality of Suicide Care Across Systems. The course explores trends and research and offers strategies for prevention, early identification, and response. Suicide screening, safety planning, lethal means counseling, hotlines, and best practices are discussed. Cultural considerations highlight specific populations that include Black youth, LGBTQIA+ youth, youth with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disorders, American Indian and Alaska Native youth, and considerations for rural communities. Views from lived experience are shared.
This course is recommended for social workers and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.
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