QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and Training
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- State risk factors for suicide and what methods of suicide are utilized
- List specific groups at high risk and factors that affect the choice of method used to attempt or complete a suicide
- Explain how suicide rates are calculated and compare rates of suicide across states, regions and various countries
- Describe the relationship between untreated mental illness and substance use disorders to suicide
- Identify suicide mortality rates by major psychiatric illness diagnoses
- Discuss the current climate regarding suicide malpractice
- State the requirements necessary to minimize the risk of exposure, accusations, malpractice litigation and identify the types of practice errors that lead to claims of suicide malpractice
- State how to significantly reduce exposure to accusations of suicide malpractice
- State clinical risk information to assess suicidal persons and the current limitations in suicide risk assessment
- Apply assessment skills through evaluated role-plays
- Identify suicide risk reduction practices and unrecognized suicide risk
Assessment
- The student will have a pre-course quiz.
- The course contains online and multimedia training.
- A quiz will be given at the end of the course.
INSTRUCTOR PROFILE - Paul Quinnett, Ph.D.
Paul Quinnett is a clinical psychologist and President of the QPR Institute, an educational organization dedicated to preventing suicide.
Dr. Quinnett is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine in Seattle, Washington and the current Editor-in-Chief of the USA Journal, ''Preventing Suicide''.
In addition to directing a large, public sector mental health program for 30 years, he maintained a private practice in psychotherapy, law enforcement and corporate consulting.
The QPR Institute have researched, tested and published a series of award-winning and best-practices professional training programs and protocols in the assessment, management and monitoring of patients at risk for suicide at all levels of care across the age span.
Course Materials and Module Overview
Course materials, including a multimedia CD-ROM, are included in the registration.
This course includes six modules, including:
Epidemiology and Risk Factors Mental Illness and Suicide Risk Assessment Limitations and Facts about Suicide The QPRT Method and Role Play Exercise Topic 1Learn about the epidemiology of suicide and risk factors from written materials and a 26 minute video.
Topic 1Learn about mental illness and suicide in written materials and a 1 hour and 8 minute video. Note: video includes intermission for easy pausing.
Topic 1Watch a 44 minute video regarding how to avoid suicide malpractice.
Topic 2Study the current climate of suicide risk assessment.
Topic 3Learn the facts you need to know.
Topic 1Review the QPRT User''s manual and role play information.
Topic 2Learn the QPRT reassessment guidelines.
Contact Hours: 10
