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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (17-18 Dec 2024)


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Suicide Prevention
Faculty:
April Thompson, LCSW |  Lisa French, Psy.D.
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
2 days (17-18 Dec 2024) - 11:00 - 7:30 EST
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Classroom
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Description

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION (CBT-SP)

17-18 December 2024

A Live, Interactive Webinar

 

Description:

This intensive two-day module provides training in the assessment and treatment of suicidal ideation and behavior. Participants will receive in-depth training in cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention and will have the opportunity to practice assessment and intervention strategies. Video demonstrations and participant role-plays will be used in class to practice key assessment and treatment techniques. The module lays the foundation for working with suicidal patients by providing a detailed review of the epidemiology of suicide both in the civilian population and within the military/Veteran community. Participants will be introduced to the Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS), a nomenclature supported by the DoD/VA for self-directed violence and suicidal behavior. In addition, a review of several theories of suicide will be covered, as well as risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior. The module is designed for behavioral health providers working with Service members and Veterans who are seeking in-depth training in empirically supported treatment options they can immediately incorporate into their clinical practice. The training will provide hands-on practice activities and is geared toward an actively involved audience through discussion and in workshop activities. Participants must attend both days, as the course material is cumulative. (Anestis et al., 2022; Bryan, 2021; Butterworth et al., 2020; Curtin et al., 2022)

Total CE Credits: 14.0 Total Contact Hours: 14.0

Learning Objectives:

  1. Differentiate between rates of suicide in civilian and military populations and identify the clinical implications of these differences.
  2. Categorize suicidal and non-suicidal thoughts and behaviors in relation to clinical assessment.
  3. Apply at least one psychological theory of suicide to the process of clinical assessment and treatment planning.
  4. Integrate suicide risk and protective factors unique to military populations into overall risk assessment for suicide.
  5. Develop a safety plan in collaboration with a patient.
  6. Use means safety counseling in patient interactions to improve clinical outcomes.
  7. Create a timeline of a patient's suicidal crisis for use in treatment.
 
  1. Evaluate key negative thoughts associated with the intent to die by suicide as related to clinical practice.
  2. Apply CBT formulation of suicide using the expanded case conceptualization model of the suicidal crisis.
  3. Use cognitive, behavioral, and affective coping strategies associated with CBT-SP to help patients cope with suicide urges.
  4. Modify standard behavioral activation practices to be applied within the CBT-SP protocol.
  5. Use the guided imagery exercise as part of the relapse prevention protocol for CBT-SP.

 

Target Audience: For behavioral health providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Instructional Content Level: Intermediate

Agenda:

 

Day One

Course Introduction

11:00 AM

11:15 AM

Epidemiology of Suicide

11:15 AM

11:30 AM

Nomenclature

11:30 AM

12:10 PM

Risk and Protective Factors

12:10 PM

12:40 PM

Theoretical Underpinnings: Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide Risk

12:40 PM

12:55 PM

Dr. Thomas Joiner

Theoretical Underpinnings: Three-Step Theory of Suicide

12:55 PM

1:10 PM

Drs. David Klonsky and Alexis May

Break

1:10 PM

1:25 PM

Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention

1:25 PM

1:45 PM

Empirical support for CBT

Intro to Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention

 

1:45 PM

 

2:30 PM

Theory of CBT

Structure of treatment

Session structure

CBT for Suicide Prevention, Early Phase of Treatment – Overview

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Fluid Vulnerability Theory

4:00 PM

4:25 PM

CBT for Suicide Prevention, Early Phase of Treatment

 

4:25 PM

 

5:55 PM

Conducting a suicide risk assessment

Suicide risk continuum

Suicide risk assessment role play

Break

5:55 PM

6:10 PM

Narrative Description

6:10 PM

6:40 PM

Constructing a Timeline

6:40 PM

7:15 PM

Questions and Wrap-up

7:15 PM

7:30 PM

Adjourn

7:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

Day Two

Check-In and Review of Day 1

11:00 AM

11:10 AM

 

Crisis Intervention

 

11:10 AM

 

12:10 PM

Safety planning

Crisis response plan

Hope Box

Means Safety Counseling

12:10 PM

1:10 PM

Break

1:10 PM

1:25 PM

Means Safety Counseling Role Play

1:25 PM

2:00 PM

Treatment Planning and Cognitive Case Conceptualization

2:00 PM

2:45 PM

Lunch

2:45 PM

3:45 PM

Intermediate Phase of Treatment

 

3:45 PM

 

5:25 PM

Behavioral strategies Coping strategies

Cognitive strategies

Break

5:25 PM

5:40 PM

Later Phase of Treatment

 

5:40 PM

 

7:20 PM

Review and consolidation of skills

Relapse prevention

Review of goals and treatment planning

Questions

7:20 PM

7:30 PM

Adjourn

7:30 PM

 

 

Continuing Education:

Course Completion Requirements: Participants are required to attend the entire training. Partial credits cannot be issued. Attendance is taken through the use of electronic logs, and a post-training evaluation form must be completed in order to receive ACE social work CE credits. For other CE credits, completion of the evaluation is strongly encouraged, but if you do not wish to complete the evaluation, please contact the training event's POC after the training event.

 

There is a 30-day time limit post-training to complete all CE requirements. CE Credit Certificates will be available for download via the registration system within 30 days after all course requirements have been completed.

American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

 

Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Provider Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology, #1761, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE)

program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this

 

course. ACE provider approval period: May 19, 2022 – May 19, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 14.0 Live, Interactive Webinar continuing education credits.

 

New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology Provider Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0178).

New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work Provider Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0744).

Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to Brandon Carpenter at brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu.

Participate:

Online Platform: Zoom

Date: 17-18 Dec 2024

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Registration Information: https://deploymentpsych.org/training

Registration Deadline: Registration will close one week prior to the start date or when training capacity is met.

Cancellations/Questions: Please contact brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu if you have any questions or need to cancel your registration.

Registration Cost/Refunds: This training is free for those with a .mil email address and $45.00 for all others. Registration fees will be refunded to participants who send a written cancellation via email to brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu no less than 2 weeks before the training. No refunds will be made after the training.

Required Materials: None

Location Information: Online via Zoom

Instructional Format: This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

System Requirements: Zoom:

  • Internet connection
  • Operating System: Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X with MacOS 10.9 or higher
  • Web Browser: Internet Explorer 11+, Edge 12+, Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+, Safari 7+
  • Hardware: 1Ghz processor or higher
 

Special Accommodations: If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Brandon Carpenter at brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu 4 weeks prior to the training so that we may provide you with appropriate service.

Grievances: For any grievances or concerns with this training including those related to course content, non-receipt of certificate or other occurrences, participants may contact CDP’s Continuing Education Director, Amanda Stanley-Hulsey, via email at amanda.stanley-hulsey.ctr@usuhs.edu.

 

Instructor Biographies:

 

April Thompson, LCSW, is the Assistant Director of Special Projects for the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland.  In that capacity, she is responsible for coordinating with stakeholders across the Department of Defense to develop trainings in response to identified needs.  Prior to joining CDP, she worked for the Office of Secretary of Defense within the Military Community and Family Policy component leading the Department’s training efforts on prevention and response to domestic abuse and child abuse.

 

Ms. Thompson received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University and her Master of Social Work degree from University of Pennsylvania.  For over 20 years, she has specialized in work with military members and their families.  As both a military spouse and clinical social worker, Ms. Thompson is deeply committed to ensuring military service members and their families receive evidence-based, high quality behavioral health care.  She has provided services to Army, Navy and Marine Corps families on installations within the US and overseas.  Her professional expertise focuses on military culture, suicide prevention, couples and family therapy, and prevention of intimate partner violence and child abuse.

 

Lisa French, Psy.D., is the Chief of Operations at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. French is a suicide prevention subject matter expert and trainer who joined the CDP in 2011 as a deployment behavioral health psychologist at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center following active duty service in the United States Air Force (USAF). During her time at CDP, she has served in multiple roles. 

 

Dr. French received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oregon State University and her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. She is a 2003 graduate of the Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center Psychology Residency Program. Dr. French served as an active duty USAF psychologist from 2002-2011 and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006. 

 

As a military spouse, Dr. French continues to experience military life daily and has first-hand understanding of the demands of military service on the family. Her professional interests include dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatment approaches, the impact of military life on the family, and suicide prevention and treatment.

 

**There is no commercial support or conflict of interest to report for these presenters.

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April Thompson, LCSW's Profile

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Military Behavioral Health Social Worker

Center for Deployment Psychology


Lisa French, Psy.D.'s Profile

Lisa French, Psy.D. Related Seminars and Products

Chief of Staff

Center for Deployment Psychology


Lisa French, Psy.D., is the Chief of Staff at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She joined the CDP in 2011 as a deployment behavioral health psychologist at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. Prior to joining the CDP, Dr. French served on active duty as a psychologist in the United States Air Force (USAF) from 2002-2011. In 2006, she deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Dr. French received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oregon State University and her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. She is a 2003 graduate of the Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center Psychology Residency Program.

As a military spouse, Dr. French continues to experience military life daily and has first-hand understanding of the demands of military service on the family. Her professional interests include dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatment approaches, the impact of military life on the family, and suicide prevention and treatment.

Financial: Lisa French is employed by Center for Deployment Psychology.

Non-financial: Lisa French has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose. 


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