{"id":60602,"date":"2025-04-21T11:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=60602"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:48:39","slug":"youth-suicide-prevention-and-intervention-best-practices-and-policy-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=60602","title":{"rendered":"Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Best Practices and Policy Implications (7 credit hours)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Program Summary: \u00a0<\/strong>This course examines youth suicide prevention and intervention in five parts: \u00a01. \u00a0Foundations 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. \u00a0The course explores trends and research and offers strategies for prevention, early identification, and response. \u00a0Suicide screening, safety planning, lethal means counseling, hotlines, and best practices are discussed. \u00a0Cultural 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. \u00a0Views from lived experience are shared.<\/p>\n

This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice. \u00a0<\/em>
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Reading : \u00a0<\/strong>Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Best Practices and Policy Implications Editors<\/strong>: John P. Ackerman, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research and Lisa M. Horowitz, NIMH \u00a0Publisher<\/strong>: Springer Briefs in Psychology; Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice<\/p>\n

\"Book<\/a> Open the Course Reading Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Course\u00a0Objectives:<\/strong>\u00a0 To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by exploring youth suicide prevention and intervention.<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives: \u00a0<\/strong>Identify recommendations and best practices for youth suicide prevention, early identification, and response. \u00a0Describe suicide specific interventions. \u00a0Describe cultural considerations that impact risk and protective factors.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t