suicide and the workplace

A three part course

What is Presented?

Suicide is complex, and risk is dynamic. This course provides an overview of suicide prevention for clinicians. The first session will address the scope of the problem, a model for understanding suicide, risk factors and warning signs and how to ask a person about suicidal ideation and behavior. Approaches to screening and assessment will be discussed.  

The second session will address brief interventions including safety planning, lethal means counseling and follow-up contacts as well as considerations regarding documentation.

The third session will provide a review of available evidence-based treatments for working with clients reporting suicidal ideation and behavior. The impact of suicide loss will be discussed. The goal of the course is to provide a basic understanding of suicide and what EAPs can do to help someone emerge from moments of risk and work towards engaging in life more fully and with a sense of well-being. This introduction will provide an overview so EAPs can consider options for further learning.

Course facilitated by: 

Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman

PDH approval: 4.5 PDHs Contact Hours: 4.5

Who Presents?

About the Presenter: Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman

Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD is the Senior Vice President of Research and leads the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s research program which funds research grants, offers workshops and training to
researchers, and disseminates research findings to increase public awareness and support advocacy.  Over the past 35 years of experience as a clinician and researcher, she has published over 100 peer-
reviewed articles and trained clinicians around the nation.

She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Harkavy-Friedman earned her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida. She completed her internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She joined Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, establishing the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program. In 1989, she moved to Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute where she is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry. She joined the staff AFSP in 2011.

At the completion of the lecture, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe a model for understanding suicide.
2. Enumerate risk factors and warning signs for suicide
3. List at least 3 interventions to prevent suicide

COST 

$249 Members

$349 Non Members

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For more additional questions contact j.rochester@eapassn.org