Crisis Management and Suicide Prevention - Whole Person Care

Catalog description

This course provides essential knowledge and skills for effectively recognizing, responding to, and managing crises, with a significant focus on suicide prevention. Students will improve skills in recognizing warning signs, intervening in crises, and referring individuals to the appropriate resources and use of community resources. The course will also address relapse prevention strategies in the context of crisis management. Students will learn to analyze and evaluate risks to identify a person in potential crisis or crises and develop effective response strategies to handle crises in a variety of settings. The course will include a review of the epidemiology of suicide to provide a broader understanding of the issue. Ultimately, students will demonstrate a better understanding of suicide, risk factors, and how to support individuals at risk, empowering them to make a positive difference in critical situations.