Suicide Prevention and Intervention

Catalog description

Designed to provide the student with an introduction to the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for the understanding of and working in clinical practice with individuals at risk for suicidal thoughts, attempts, and completions. Myths and facts of suicide will be reviewed along with providing information on the state of the evidence base for epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, intervention and postvention with the school-aged child and adolescent, elderly, and special high-risk populations such as Native Americans. Open only to MSW students. Students from other majors must get permission of the professor to enroll.