Course Code: REL-ACU-0-ACBSP
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall what upstream suicide prevention means and why it is important.
Summarize the impact of connectedness as an upstream suicide prevention approach.
Determine how fostering life skills and resilience can help to prevent suicide.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Upstream Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Meet Robert
What Do We Mean by Upstream Interventions?
Best Practice Guidelines and Upstream Approaches
Quick Check
Why Do We Need Upstream Interventions?
Protective Factors
Review
Summary
Section 3: Connectedness and Suicide Prevention
What is Connectedness?
The Impact of Connectedness
A Caveat About Connectedness
Peer Norm Programs
Community Engagement
Resource Access Through Connectedness
Working to Reduce Suicide Through Community Partnerships
Connectedness Levels, Bullying, and Suicide
Addressing the Factors Related to the Bullying-Suicide Link
Closing the “Us” Vs. “Them” Gap
Stigma and Help-Seeking
How You Can Use This Information
Review
Summary
Section 4: Life Skills, Resilience, and Suicide Prevention
What Do We Mean by Life Skills?
What Is Resilience?
Life Skills, Resilience, and Suicide Risk
Social-Emotional Learning Programs
Social-Emotional Learning for High-Risk Youth
Parenting Skills and Family-Based Programs
Strengthening Families to Prevent Early Adversity
Life Skills and Worksite Wellness
Strategies for Boosting Resilience
How You Can Use This Information
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
ReferencesInstructor: Monique Kahn, Psy.D.
Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.
Subject Matter Expert: Kathryn Falbo-Woodson, MSW, LCSWA
Kathryn Falbo-Woodson, MSW, LCSWA, is a licensed clinical social worker for Atrium Health-Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte and Monroe, NC. She works extensively with adult cancer patients and their family systems in psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and case management throughout diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and death/dying. Kathryn also serves as president for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-NC Chapter and is specially trained in bereavement of survivors of suicide. Kathryn earned her B.A. in psychology from West Virginia University, and her M.S.W. at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving as a PrimeCare Scholar and receiving specialized training in integrated healthcare.
Reviewer: Andrea Powell, RN, BSN
Andrea Powell, RN, BSN is a SME writer for Relias with a focus on acute care. She has over 11 years of clinical nursing experience, spanning across multiple nursing specialties. Her primary focus has been in critical care, with an affinity to surgical nursing. She also has experience in intraoperative nursing and post-anesthesia care. Andrea has served as a clinical team leader, preceptor and charge nurse to colleagues throughout her nursing career. She has a passion for the education of healthcare professionals and an aspiration for excellence in the healthcare delivery system.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Emergency Medical Personnel; Nurses; Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Respiratory Therapists; Social Workers; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.