Safety Planning with Adolescents
PRESENTED BY Ashley McGurkin, LCSW and Ellen Herbert, LSCW
2 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITs
BASE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. BASE maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
DESCRIPTION
Rates of suicidal thoughts and non-suicidal self-injurious behavior continue to rise in teenagers (CDC; & Grandclerc et al., 2016). These days, if you work with teens, you work with these issues; yet many therapists lack the comfort and expertise necessary to address these concerns (Ahmed et al., 2021) while continuing to move their client’s treatment forward. Beyond the already fraught circumstances involved in responding to any client’s mental health crisis, with adolescent clients, the clinician must also navigate additional layers of clinical and ethical issues around confidentiality and family involvement.
This training seeks to close the gap between clinicians’ preparedness and the needs of our teenage clients. During this presentation, we’ll identify key indicators of the need for safety planning in the adolescent population and review evidence-based and experientially proven methods of engaging your client and their family in safety planning for best outcomes (Abbott-Smith, et al., 2023; Steele et al., 2018). Further, we’ll explore the impact of safety planning measures on the therapeutic relationship and provide interventions to determine the function of SI and/or NSSI. Utilizing these methods, we’ll reframe a risk assessment from a pause in treatment or even a setback, to an opportunity to further your rapport and connection with your client and to gain both insights and motivation which will propel treatment forward.
LEARNING OBJECTIONS
Based on the content of this workshop, you will be able to:
·Identify key indicators of the need for safety planning in the adolescent population.
·Articulate steps to effective assessment and safety planning.
·Describe the impact of safety planning on the therapeutic relationship with an adolescent and their family.
·Analyze the function of suicidality and self-harming behaviors to distinguish the most relevant treatment plan.
AUDIENCE
This program is appropriate for licensed mental health practitioners who work with adolescents and/or parents of adolescents and would like to learn strategies for effective risk management. Training is at an introductory level.
RESOURCES
Ahmed, N., Barlow, S., Reynolds, L., Drey, N., Begum, F., Tuudah, E., & Simpson, A. (2021). Mental health professionals’ perceived barriers and enablers to shared decision-making in risk assessment and risk management: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 21, 594. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03304-0
Abbott-Smith, S., Ring, N., Dougall, N., & Davey, J. (2023). Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? A systematic scoping review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 00, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12928
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1991-2021 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. Available at http://yrbs-explorer.services.cdc.gov/. Accessed on August 28, 2023.
Grandclerc, S., De Labrouhe, D., Spodenkiewicz, M., Lachal, J., & Moro, M-R. (2016.) Relations between nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior in adolescence: A systematic review. PLOS One, 11(4), e0153760. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153760
Steele M.D., Ian H.; Thrower M.D., Natasha; Noroian M.D., Paul; & Saleh M.D., Fabian M. (2018). Understanding suicide across the lifespan: A United States perspective of suicide risk factors, assessment & management. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63(1), 162-171. https://doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13519
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations will be accepted and payments refunded in full up to two (2) weeks prior to any training event. Following two weeks prior to the event, a credit for future trainings matching the amount already paid for that event’s registration will be given to registrants who cancel their registration, for whatever reason, up to two (2) days prior to the event date. This credit can only be applied to one future training, regardless of its cost. If the cost of the future training is less than the amount paid, the difference will be lost. If the cost of the future training is greater than the credit, then the balance will become due at registration time. If a registrant cancels or no-shows within two days of the event date, a refund will not be given.
LOCATION
BASE Office: 1515 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 580, Charlotte, NC 28209
ACCESSIBILITY
BASE strives to ensure that each CE program is accessible to all participants. If you would like any accommodations, please contact us at 704-910-8381.
QUESTIONS
Please contact us at info@findyourbase.com or 704-910-8381 if you have any questions or grievances about the program.
WAITLIST
If this program is full, please email us at info@findyourbase.com to indicate your interest. If someone cancels we will contact you.