Suicide Risk: Assessment and Intervention

NASW California

• presents psycho-therapeutic and behavioral intervention strategies in managing suicide risks and behaviors;


• provides understanding of the impact of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Trauma Disorders, developmental issues on the suicide risk;


• presents the complex and challenging phenomenon of self-injurious/self-harming behaviors such as self-cutting, self-burning, self-hitting, hair pulling etc. especially in teens and adolescents and how they differ from suicide gestures and attempts; and


• provides assessment and treatment tools to work with clients engaging in such behaviors.