The Mental Health Board and the Center for Emotional Wellness of the Northwest Suburbs have partnered to offer this training opportunity for our Behavioral Health network.
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FREE: 1 IDFPR CEU for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, Psychologists, and ISBE CPDU’s for School Professionals
SUMMARY
This webinar will focus on understanding the current suicide epidemic facing the United States, including how risk varies across different populations. The webinar will also discuss general risk factors, theoretical models for understanding how suicidal ideation escalates to suicidal behavior, as well as best practices for assessing suicide risk. Finally, the webinar will discuss interventions for ongoing assessment and management of suicide risk.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Increase appreciation of the trends and current rates of suicide across populations
- Understand current theoretical models for understanding how suicide risk escalates to suicidal behavior
- Develop skills in screening and assessing for suicide risk
- Review science-based treatments for monitoring and managing suicide risk
PRESENTER
Jason J. Washburn, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor and Chief of the Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is also the Director of Graduate Studies for the MA and PhD programs in Clinical Psychology and the Director of Northwestern University’s Faculty Wellness Program. He is a licensed clinical psychologist (IL) and boarded in clinical child psychology. He conducts inpatient and outpatient assessments within Northwestern Medicine’s Neuropsychological Service. His interests include non-suicidal self-injury, suicide, and other high-risk behaviors, as well as measurement-based care, innovative science-based practices, and education and training in clinical psychology.
