Walking the Tightrope: Best Practices and Ethics for Treating Suicidal Patients

Length
2 hours

CE Credit
Not Available

Recorded
March 22, 2022

This presentation will review differences in treating acutely suicidal vs chronically suicidal patients. This lecture will review the latest literature on crisis focused interventions, brief risk-reduction interventions and interventions that reduce suicidal behavior over the course of several months to a year. Further we will review relevant ethics codes and practices that should guide the treatment of suicidal behavior.

There are no known risk to attendees, though attendees should be aware that we will discuss and reference suicide throughout this presentation.

Training Options

There are several ways to learn from this training. You can either watch the recording for free or take the self-paced course for CE credit. We also have the slides available to download. 

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About This Training

At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees should be able to describe the differences in an acutely high-risk patient and one who chronically engages with suicidal behavior. Attendees will have an understanding of treatment options and ethical principles that guide the selection of intervention for these cases. 
 
Learning Objectives:
  1. Describe the characteristics of acute vs chronically suicidal patients
  2. Understand the difference in treatment targets for crisis interventions and brief interventions aimed at reducing suicidal behavior
  3. Understand the relevant ethics codes and principles for the treatment of suicidal behavior
 

About the Presenter

Jordan Kugler, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist. He has completed intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through the Linehan Institute and now specializes in DBT and trauma-focused interventions.

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References

American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, amended effective June 1, 2010, and January 1, 2017). http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.html

Bryan, C. J., Mintz, J., Clemans, T. A., Leeson, B., Burch, T. S., Williams, S. R., … & Rudd, M. D. (2017). Effect of crisis response planning vs. contracts for safety on suicide risk in US Army soldiers: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of affective disorders, 212, 64-72.
 
DeCou, C. R., Comtois, K. A., & Landes, S. J. (2019). Dialectical behavior therapy is effective for the treatment of suicidal behavior: A meta-analysis. Behavior therapy, 50(1), 60-72.
 
Rudd, M. D., Bryan, C. J., Wertenberger, E. G., Peterson, A. L., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., … & Bruce, T. O. (2015). Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy effects on post-treatment suicide attempts in a military sample: results of a randomized clinical trial with 2-year follow-up. American journal of psychiatry, 172(5), 441-449.

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