Description
This manual offers guidelines for working with suicidal adults living with substance use disorders. It covers risk factors and warning signs for suicide, core competencies, and clinical vignettes.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, social workers, and nurses.
This CE program is designated as intermediate.
CE Content Category: Clinical/Core/Suicide; Clinical Intake and Assessment; Treatment Plan; Counseling Services;
Updated by SAMHSA in 2017. References updated 2020.
Content Category: Asynchronous, reading-based distance learning. Non-interactive.
Author Bio
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
Consensus Panel
Note: The information given indicates each participant's affiliation during the time the panel was convened and
may no longer reflect the individual's current affiliation.
Chair, Part 1 and Part 2 Consensus Panels
Kenneth R. Conner, Psy.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
Part 1 Consensus Panel Members
Bruce Carruth, Ph.D., KAP Expert Content Director, The CDM Group, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland
Sean Joe, Ph.D., M.S.W., School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M. David Rudd, Ph.D., ABPP, Texas Tech University, Department of Psychology, Lubbock, Texas
Barbara M. Teal, M.A., M.B.A., ICADC, CET II, Consultant, Rehoboth, Texas
James D. Wines, Jr., MD., M.P.H., McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center (ADARC), Belmont, Massachusetts
Part 2 Consensus Panel Members
Bruce Carruth, Ph.D., KAP Expert Content Director, The CDM Group, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland
Lisa Laitman, M.S.Ed., LCADC; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Health Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program for Students, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Edna Meziere, M.S., M.L.S., R.N., Consultant, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- List warning signs for suicide
- Summarize the 4-step process for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment using the acronym GATE
- Explain competencies that should be incorporated to work effectively with suicidal clients
- Role play representative vignettes of counseling sessions with clients who have suicidal thoughts and behaviors
- Describe specific counseling techniques for working with suicidal clients
- Give examples of legal and ethical issues to consider when managing and providing treatment to clients with suicidal thoughts and behavior
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