Northwest AHEC
Course Number: 64312
Youth Risk Behavior: Responding to and Assessing Adolescent Suicide Risk
Dec 1, 2020 - 12:00 PM EST to 01:00 PM EST
Carty Beaston
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Event Description: Participants in this workshop will be provided with information related recent trends in adolescent risk behavior as it relates to suicide. Content will focus on potential strategies used to modify or alter the risk taking. The behaviors will be examined from how they manifest in a community context primarily to criminal justice agencies.
Objectives
Identify key concepts and related interventions in adolescent suicide prevention.
Describe several relevant and new research findings related to this topic.
Discuss practice lessons that have been identified during recent responses to suicide by young people in the community.
Available Credits
Audience
This program will be beneficial to social workers, counselors, psychologists, human service professionals, educators, parents, and any person who interacts with adolescent youth.
Event Fees
This program is offered at a reduced registration fee through support from Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services.
$10.00
Speakers
Matthew J Sullivan, JD, MSW