Suicide Category

Effective Suicide Risk Assessment and Beyond

6 CE Hours
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About the Course

This is a six module course that covers the stages of crisis to postvention. The material will include: how to identify a crisis, conduct a suicide assessment, document your sessions, reduce lethal means and will end with a discussion of vicarious trauma and self care.

**This course is based on the recorded webinar, Effective Suicide Risk Assessment and Beyond created by Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW in 2019.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 1st Edition Aug 2019

Course Material Author

Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW

Norine Vander Hooven is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California since 1989. Her practice focuses on trauma, anxiety, and suicidal clients. Norine has been involved in Suicide Prevention on a national level for 7 years. As a part of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), she has been the ​Chair of the Youth Suicide Prevention Committee (2017-2020). She is also a member of the Communications committee and the Social Media Committee for AAS. Norine has provided trainings on suicide prevention and risk assessment to therapists, school counselors, parents, students, and as a guest presenter at Oxnard College and Pepperdine University. Norine was also the Clinical Supervisor for the Children’s Intensive Response Team in Ventura County from 2011-2016. She is Certified in EMDR therapy, and is an EMDR Approved Consultant.

Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify a crisis and what can lead up to a crisis
  2. 2 Formulate and conduct a thorough intake and suicide risk assessment
  3. 3 Identify 3 types of lethal means
  4. 4 List two symptoms of compassion fatigue.

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Course Materials

Paid material

This course is comprised of six videos, each about an hour long. Use the preview button to view the introduction.

  • Module 1 Let's Talk about Suicide

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  • Module 1 Safety Plan
  • Module 2 - Additional material 1

    Leah Harris talking about Lived Experience
  • Module 2 - Additional material 2

    Dese'rae Stage - Live Through This
  • Module 2 - Comprehensive Exam and Assessment
  • Module 2 - Suicide Rating Scale Template
  • Module 2 SAFE-T handout
  • Module 3 - PHQ-9 Assessment
  • Module 3 C-SSRS Screener
  • Module 3 - Suicide Risk Assessment
  • Module 3 - ISAS
  • Module 3 - Columbia Protocol Website
  • Module 5 - The Gun Shop Project Video
  • Module 5 - Interview with Dr. Michael Anestis with Rocky Mountain MIRECC
  • Module 6 ProQOL 5
  • Module 6 - Self Care in 10 Minutes
  • Module 6 - Warning Signs Exercise
  • Mosule 6- Questions About Compassion Fatigue
  • Module 1 Video
  • Module 2 Video
  • Module 3 Video
  • Module 4 Video
  • Module 5 Video
  • Module 6 Course

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