Prediction and prevention of suicidal behaviors
Presented by Jessica ribeiro, phd
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
This program offers an evidence-based examination of suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury, grounded in the largest meta-analyses to date in suicide prediction and prevention research. Drawing on decades of research, it examines what is known (and not known) about risk factors, prediction, and intervention effectiveness (i.e., Franklin et al., 2017; Fox et al., 2020). More specifically, it will address core questions, including:
Prediction: What does the prediction literature look like overall? How accurately can we predict suicidal ideation, attempts, and deaths? What are the strongest known risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors? Have improvements in research methods over time led to better prediction? Do factors such as sample severity, age, or follow-up length moderate predictive power? (c.f., Franklin et al., 2017)
Intervention: What does the intervention literature look like overall? What is the average effect of suicide prevention and self-injury interventions? Have intervention effects changed over time? Are we better at preventing certain forms of suicidality than others? Are some interventions more effective than others? Which study or sample characteristics seem to matter? (c.f., Fox et al., 2020)
Building on this foundation, the program will also cover practical, evidence-based strategies for risk assessment (Chu et al., 2015), safety planning (Stanley & Brown, 2012), and means restriction (Hawton, Knipe, & Pirkis, 2024) , with an emphasis on how to translate large-scale research findings into day-to-day clinical practice.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Based on the content of this workshop, you will be able to:
Describe the sum of the evidence in suicide and NSSI prediction and prevention research. Participants will be able to describe the sum of the evidence on known risk factors and interventions for suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury, and articulate how decades of research inform (and limit) current approaches to prevention.
Explain core principles of risk assessment and prevention
Participants will be able to explain essential principles of evidence-based suicide risk assessment and analyze how these principles guide decision-making and prioritization in diverse practice settings.Demonstrate strategies for safety planning and means restriction
Participants will be able to demonstrate how to develop broad safety planning and means restriction strategies with clients and critique potential barriers to implementation at the individual and population level.
AUDIENCE
This program is intended for licensed clinical psychologists and allied healthcare professionals involved in the assessment and treatment of individuals at risk for suicidal or nonsuicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors.
RESOURCES
Chu, C., Klein, K. M., Buchman-Schmitt, J. M., Hom, M. A., Hagan, C. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2015). Routinized Assessment of Suicide Risk in Clinical Practice: An Empirically Informed Update. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71(12), 1186-1200.
Franklin, J., Huang, X., Fox, K., & Ribeiro, J. (2018). What suicide interventions should target. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, 50-53.
Franklin, J., Ribeiro, J., Fox, K., Bentley, K., Kleiman, E., Huang, X., Musacchio, K., Jaroszewski, A., Chang, B., & Nock, M. (2017). Risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A meta-analysis of 50 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 143(2), 187-232.
Fox, K., Huang, X., Guzmán-Daireaux, E., Funsch, K., Cha, C., Ribeiro, J., & Franklin, J. (2020). Interventions for suicide and self-injury: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials across nearly 50 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(12), 1117-1145.
Harris, L., Huang, X., Funsch, K., Fox, K., & Ribeiro, J. (2022). Efficacy of psychotropic medications on suicide and self-injury: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nature: Translational Psychiatry, 12(1), 400.
Hawton, K., Knipe, D., & Pirkis, J. (2024). Restriction of access to means used for suicide. The Lancet. Public health, 9(10), e796–e801.
Ribeiro, J. D., Linthicum, K. P., Harris, L. M., Bryen, C. P., & Broshek, C. E. (2021). Raising doubt about the anticipated consequences of suicidal behavior: Evidence for a new approach from laboratory and real-world experiments. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 147, 103971.
Stanley, B., & Brown, G. K. (2012). Safety planning intervention: A brief intervention to mitigate suicide risk. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19(2), 256–264.
PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
There is no commercial support for this CE program, instructor, content of instruction, or any other relationship that could be construed as a conflict of interest. There is no endorsement of products.
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
This CE will be virtual.
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.