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F20-504 Ethical Considerations of Virtual Safety Planning


Total Credits: 3 including 3 Ethic CEs

Categories:
500 Ethics
Instructor:
Melissa Douglass, LCSW, BC-TMH
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
3 Hours 15 Minutes
Target Audience:
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists

Dates


Description

A top fear amongst online providers has been how to effectively support clients who have suicidal thoughts through a screen. With full awareness of limitations in intervention and practice liability, this fear has contributed to negative perceptions toward telehealth amongst service providers while supporting an unofficial best practice to not treat suicidal clients online. However as of 2015, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. overall, and telehealth provides a key opportunity to increase access to qualified service providers to individuals in their natural environments as a prevention measure. In this live  webinar we will review perceived risks associated with using telehealth including assessment, a lack of control over patient, and difficulties triaging patients if a higher level care is needed. In smaller breakout sessions we will also explore the effectiveness and role of safety contracts in conjunction with compassionate and open communication as providers gain new insight into virtual safety planning.

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Instructor

Melissa Douglass, LCSW, BC-TMH Related Seminars and Products


Mrs. Douglass is the founder of Goal Driven Coaching, a virtual wellness platform where she supports overworked professionals with prioritizing their wellness goals as their Alignment Coach. She is also a Distance Counselor and founder of Goal Driven Counseling, an online group private practice where the team supports individuals navigating challenging education, career, life transitions and mental health concerns through secure video conferencing. Melissa is passionate about normalizing mental health and is an advocate for wellness education in the community where she presents workshops, facilitates professional development trainings, consults with individuals and organizations, and speaks at conferences on telemental health and self-care. She continues to excel in her goal of merging quality mental health services with tech. In all ways, Melissa is ”The Virtual Clinician”. 


Agenda & Learning Objectives

 
AGENDA:
01:15 Registration
01:15 - 02:30

Introduction, Suicidiality in the US and Perceived Risks

02:30 - 02:45                         

Break
02:45 - 04:30

Breakout Sessions and Virtual Safety Planning

04:30 Questions & Adjournment


 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
  • Restate the most recent trends in suicidality in the United States.
  • Analyze three perceived risks associated with telehealth use in suicide prevention.
  • Demonstrate effective clinical strategies to improve virtual safety planning through increased assessment, effective communication, and appropriate treatment interventions.

Bibliography & References

American Telemedicine Association (2013). Practice guidelines for video-based online mental health services. Washington, DC: ATA. http://www.americantelemed.org/docs/default-source/standards/practiceguidelines-for- video-based-online-mental-health-services.pdf?sfvrsn=6

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2020). https://chapterland.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/13/2017/11/US_FactsFigures_Flyer.pdf

Carey, B. (2020). Is the pandemic sparking suicide? New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/health/pandemic-coronavirus-suicide-health.html

Draper, J., et al. (2010). National Suicide Prevention Lifeline policy for helping callers at imminent risk of suicide. Report commissioned by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/wp- content/uploads/2016/09/FINAL-IR- BOOKLET-01- 20-2011.pdf

Gilmore, A. K. & Ward-Ciesielski, E. F. (2019). Perceived risks of use of psychotherapy via telemedicine for patients at risk for suicide. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25, 59-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X17735559

Gordon, ,S. (2020). Coronavirus pandemic may lead to 75,000 “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, study says. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-deaths-suicides-drugsalcohol-pandemic- 75000/

Houston, M. N. (2017). Treating Suicidal Clients and Self-Harm Behaviors. Wisconsin: PESI Publishing & Media.

Jobes, D. A. (2016). Managing Suicidal Risk: A collaborative approach. New York: The Guilford Press.

Jobes, D. A. (2009). The CAMS approach to suicide risk: Philosophy and clinical procedures. Suicidologi, 14, 37.

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Transforming Health Systems Initiative Work Group. (2018). Recommended standard care for people with suicide risk: Making health care suicide safe. Washington, DC: Education Development Center, Inc. https://theactionalliance.org/resource/recommended-standard-care

Vitelli, R. (2020). Are we facing a post-COVID-19 suicide epidemic? Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/media-spotlight/202006/are-we-facing-post- covid-19-suicideepidemic

 

 

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Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for {3} Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.

 

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Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete the online course evaluation located in your account. After the online course evaluation is completed, you are then able to download your certificate. Partial Credit will not be given for participants who arrive late or leave early.

 

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