Responding to Suicidal Intent or Completion
May Interdisciplinary Topic
Responding to Suicidal Intent or Completion
May 9, 2013
2:00 pm -3:30 pm ET
Webinar Description
Despite little discussion of suicide, many hospice professionals will likely encounter situations where patients and/or families consider hastening the patient’s death. This Webinar will describe the latest research related to suicidal intent and will identify interventions and strategies to help you assess and work with hospice patients and families in these challenging situations. In addition, faculty will describe how personal factors may impact your comfort level in discussing this issue with patients and families as well as discuss resources for families in these cases.
Faculty
Elizabeth Arnold, PhD, MSW
Dr. Liz Arnold is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Social Sciences and Health Policy at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM), Winston-Salem, NC. She is also a faculty affiliate with the Maya Angelou Research Center for Health Equity at WFUSM. Dr. Arnold has an MSW from the University of Georgia and a doctorate in social work from Florida State University. Her career has focused on prevention and intervention with vulnerable and marginalized groups, including prevention of suicidal behavior. In addition to her clinical work with adolescents and adults, Dr. Arnold is involved in research and teaching students and trainees from various disciplines.
Webinar Objectives
At the completion of this Webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify psychosocial and medical issues associated with suicidal intent;
- Discuss methods of intervention for use with patients and families;
- Describe engagement and conversational skills to diffuse suicidal intent;
- Discuss resources to support families in these situations.
Nurse: NHPCO is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
NHPCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours. Nurses should claim only the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Accredited status by ANCC refers only to continuing nursing education and does not imply endorsement of any commercial product discussed in conjunction with this activity.
Physician: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NHPCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker: NHPCO is an approved provider of continuing education contact hours by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886414158). This education activity is approved for 1.5 hours determined by the content, and social workers are awarded continuing education hours commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Counselor: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Program is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events (or programs) that meet NBCC requirements. Sessions (or programs) for which NBCC approved clock hours will be awarded are identified in the program bulletin (or in the catalogue or Web site). The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the Program.
