This is a stand-alone course that can be taken by any practitioner as part of their continuous professional development (CPD).
It is also one of the modules within:
The day covers issues of a cognitive model of suicidal intent, assessing risk, strategic approaches to suicide prevention (short term and long term), along with a range of CBT interventions as they apply to Suicidal Intent.
Issues covered include:
- Definitions of depression – options and limitations
- Beck’s Cognitive Theory of Depression and implications for treatment
- Beck’s model of suicidality
- Dispositional vulnerability factors
- Impulsivity, problem solving deficits, over general memory style & belief strength
- Therapeutic strategies
- Identifying and strengthening reasons for living
- Problem solving skills
- Reducing impulsivity
- Improving social support
- Increasing compliance with other services
