Presented by TPN.health in partnership with TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Safeguard Veterans, Society of Emergency Medicine PAs (SEMPA), Emergency Nurses Association, American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners
Chronic pain, new disability, terminal diagnosis, and functional decline are among the strongest suicide risk factors clinicians encounter, and they surface daily in settings unrelated to mental health. Most medical providers were not adequately trained to make the connection. This training teaches providers to recognize the physical conditions and life circumstances linked to elevated risk, ask directly about suicidal ideation, and work through the resistance those conversations produce. Because referral alone rarely gets patients through the door, it also covers brief interventions and evidence-based system models that support the transition from crisis to outpatient behavioral health care.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify the physical health conditions and life circumstances most strongly associated with elevated suicide risk.
- Demonstrate direct inquiry about suicidal ideation with patients presenting in non-behavioral health settings.
- Apply brief intervention strategies that address patient resistance to behavioral health referral.
- Evaluate evidence-based system models for supporting the transition from crisis to outpatient care.
Target Audience
- Addiction Professional
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician
- Psychologist
- Social Worker