a systematic strategy is Archive: Discover for evaluating suicide risk assessmentIdentify traits associated with violent or suicidal behaviorStrategies to improve interview and mental status examsSix techniques to increase validity in the risk assessment interviewAvoid malpractice claimsThis seminar recording is guaranteed to increase your skills and raise your confidence as you encounter high risk clients and situations..
Archive: Discover a systematic strategy for evaluating suicide risk assessmentIdentify traits associated with violent or suicidal behaviorStrategies to improve interview and mental status examsSix techniques to increase validity in the risk assessment interviewAvoid malpractice claimsThis seminar recording is guaranteed to increase your skills and raise your confidence as you encounter high risk clients and situations.
You is will walk away with the tools needed to meet the current professional and legal standards of care to accurately assess and treat clients in crisis.Integrate worksheet (provided) for best-practice documentation of current risk, clinical reasoning and safety planningStrategies to perform interviews and mental status exams in adversarial situationsManage acute risk versus chronic riskGuidelines to determine appropriate level of intervention based on current riskFollow-up protocol for high-risk circumstancesIdentify cultural factors in determining severity of stressful eventsRole of the mental health clinician in threat assessmentDocument nuanced clinical decision-making with greater confidenceDiscover the single most important principle of risk assessment.Implement best practices regarding documentation of risk assessment.Develop strategies for performing interview and mental status exams in adversarial situations.Provide distinct approaches for managing acute risk versus chronic risk.Discuss guidelines for determining appropriate level of intervention based on current risk.Identify appropriate steps to avoid malpractice claims.High Risk ClientsSuicide riskRisk-potentiating stressorsIdentify protective factorsWhen to conduct and document risk assessmentFrequency of assessment with your high risk clientsVariables that contribute to increased violenceClinical Skills Specific to Risk AssessmentA comprehensible risk assessment protocolBest use of Mental Status ExamStrategies for eliciting key clinical data6 techniques to increase validity in risk-assessmentManaging Clinical RiskManage acute risk vs chronic riskSafety planning vs “safety contracts”Involving clients in safetySchool or workplace “threat assessment” versus self-harm assessmentDocumentationThe 3 P’s of effective clinical documentation: Parsimony, Payment, and ProtectionDocumentation principles which drive excellent clinical careAvoiding malpractice claimsExamples of effective clinical notesRisk-assessment worksheet.
You will walk away with the tools needed to meet the current professional and legal standards of care to accurately assess and treat clients in crisis.Integrate worksheet (provided) for best-practice documentation of current risk, clinical reasoning and safety planningStrategies to perform interviews and mental status exams in adversarial situationsManage acute risk versus chronic riskGuidelines to determine appropriate level of intervention based on current riskFollow-up protocol for high-risk circumstancesIdentify cultural factors in determining severity of stressful eventsRole of the mental health clinician in threat assessmentDocument nuanced clinical decision-making with greater confidenceDiscover the single most important principle of risk assessment.Implement best practices regarding documentation of risk assessment.Develop strategies for performing interview and mental status exams in adversarial situations.Provide distinct approaches for managing acute risk versus chronic risk.Discuss guidelines for determining appropriate level of intervention based on current risk.Identify appropriate steps to avoid malpractice claims.High Risk ClientsSuicide riskRisk-potentiating stressorsIdentify protective factorsWhen to conduct and document risk assessmentFrequency of assessment with your high risk clientsVariables that contribute to increased violenceClinical Skills Specific to Risk AssessmentA comprehensible risk assessment protocolBest use of Mental Status ExamStrategies for eliciting key clinical data6 techniques to increase validity in risk-assessmentManaging Clinical RiskManage acute risk vs chronic riskSafety planning vs “safety contracts”Involving clients in safetySchool or workplace “threat assessment” versus self-harm assessmentDocumentationThe 3 P’s of effective clinical documentation: Parsimony, Payment, and ProtectionDocumentation principles which drive excellent clinical careAvoiding malpractice claimsExamples of effective clinical notesRisk-assessment worksheet