Veterans and Suicide: What Social Workers Need to Know
Course: #1386Level: Intermediate 1.12 Hours 589 Reviews
This course explores social work practice with veterans, as it relates to suicide. The course focuses on suicide risk, assessment, and effective intervention with veterans and their families.
If you hold a behavioral health license in Washington, instead of completing this course, please complete course 1711, "Suicide Prevention: Screening, Assessment, and Intervention".
On Demand
Course Type: Audio, Video
CE/CEU Offered: AK/1.25; AL/1.25; AR/1.25; ASWB ACE/1.25 General; AZ/1.25; CA (CAADE)/1.0; CA (CADTP)/1.0; CA (CCAPP-EI)/1.0; CA/1.25; CE Broker/1.25 Veterans, Suicide Prevention, CE Broker #20-924759; CO/1.25; CT (CCB)/1.0; CT/1.25; DC/1.25; DE/1.25; FL/1.25; GA (ADACBGA)/1.0; GA/1.25; HI/1.25; IA/1.25; IACET/0.1; ID/1.25; IL/1.25; IN/1.25; KS/1.25; KY/1.25; LA/1.25; MA/1.25; MD/1.25; ME/1.25; MI/1.25; MN/1.25; MO (MCB)/1.0; MO/1.25; MS/1.25; MT/1.25; NC/1.25; ND/1.25; NE/1.25; NH/1.25; NJ/1.25; NM/1.25; NV/1.25; NY-Contact Hours/1.0 Self-Study; OH/1.25; OK (LPC/LMFT)/1.0; OK (OBLADC)/1.0; OK/1.25; OR/1.25; PA/1.25; RI/1.25; SC/1.25; SD/1.25; TN/1.25; TX/1.25; UT/1.25; VA/1.25; VT/1.25; WA/1.25; WI/1.25; WV/1.25; WY/1.25
Course Preview
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify who is considered a Veteran and common mental health conditions that impact Veterans and their families.
- After this course, participants will be able to select appropriate screening tools to screen Veterans for suicide and assess for suicide risk factors.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify specific risk and protective factors related to Veteran suicide and appropriate interventions.
Course created on April 6, 2022
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Identifying Veterans and Their Family Members |
| 10-25 Minutes | Mental Health Conditions that Routinely Impact Veterans |
| 25-45 Minutes | Screening for Suicide and Assessing for Suicide Risk Factors |
| 45-55 Minutes | Risk, Protective Factors, and Interventions |
| 55-67 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Nadia Tourinho
MSW LICSW, LCSW-C
Nadia Tourinho is a Trilingual Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), who speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Nadia has over nine years of experience and has extensive experience in direct and community practice. She specializes in complex trauma, childhood trauma, sexual/physical abuse, domestic violence, autism spectrum disorder, sex trafficking, family/couple therapy, geriatric, grief therapy, depression, anxiety, chronic illness, and life changes. In addition, Nadia is a professor and is very familiar with teaching staff/students both face to face and virtual, advocating on the behalf of clients/students regarding their educational/clinical needs, and facilitating workshops, trainings, and meetings with clients/students in administrative settings. Nadia has taken the lead on training incoming staff/students on compliance, therapeutic interventions, and data entry. She is well practiced in various treatment modalities, such as motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment, cognitive-behavioral, dialectic, trauma informed therapy, and play therapy. Lastly, Nadia is one of the founders of TrueYou Center, a growing mental health clinic.
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