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By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name four parenting skills for setting limits that can help a teen in a suicidal crisis.
-Name four techniques available to parents to help foster independence in a teen undergoing a depressive or suicidal crisis.
-Name the three steps in the safe place technique.
-Name two focus areas for family change following a teen client’s suicide attempt.
-Name four brief techniques that may help suicidal teen clients cope with negative self-thoughts.
-Explain what may be an effective treatment for depressed adolescents.
-Explain what may reduce the gap between males and females in suicide rates in the future.
-Explain what did Manor’s article note about this treatment approach; Although for many years there has been an assumed connection between suicide and psychosis, resulting in the practice of placing adolescents who attempted suicide in hospital psychiatric wards for observation or treatment.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."