Continuing Education – Assessing & Managing Suicide in Correctional Settings
Assessing & Managing Suicide in Correctional Settings
Many mental health providers are adept when assessing the degree of suicidal risk and means of managing increased risk amongst their clients. However, in the correctional setting, risk assessment can seem less clear when managing intense, high risk, and sometimes contagious behaviors that occur with increased frequency. Frequently, the question about how to manage “instrumental” self-injury, “manipulative” reports of suicidal ideation/intent, and aspects of malingering can cloud the picture of what we tend to think of as best practice for suicide risk assessment and management. In this workshop, participants will learn the similarities and differences that exist in best-practice suicide risk assessment within a correctional environment and nuances of risk management related to high risk operantly maintained behaviors.
Continuing Education Hours: 2.0