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 CE Course Description

Youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, especially those in residential facilities, have higher rates of suicide than their non-system-involved peers.  This short CE course provides guidance on developing and implementing comprehensive suicide prevention policies within juvenile correction facilities.

Author:  National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System Task Force.  (2013).  Guide to Developing and Revising Suicide Prevention Protocols for Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.  Washington, DC: National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.

Retrieved from:  https://nicic.gov/guide-developing-and-revising-suicide-prevention-protocols-youth-contact-juvenile-justice-system

CE Course Objectives

1. List three skills that staff must refine in order to communicate with youth at risk of suicide.
2. Explain when youth should receive a written assessment for suicide risk by medical or mental health staff.
3. Determine what often foretells whether the victim will survive a suicide attempt.

CE Outline with Main Points

1.  Training

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

f.  Training Resources

2.  Identification, Referral, and Evaluation

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

3.  Communication

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

4.  Housing (Safe Environment)

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

5.  Levels of Observation, Follow-Up, and Treatment Planning

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

6.  Intervention (Emergency Response)

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

7.  Reporting and Notification

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

8.  Mortality-Morbidity Review

a.  Detention and Secure / Non-Secure Care Facilities

b.  Referral / Arrest

c.  Courts

d.  Probation

e.  Aftercare

Social Work Approval

Social Work CE Credit for this course is offered with the following approvals. Many state boards of social work will accept the approvals listed. Provider Approvals by state and license type can be found here.

• Quantum Units Education is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT Provider #89970, to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEP. Quantum Units Education maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
• Florida board for Social Workers CE Provider #50-8650 (Quantum 'immediately' reports CE Credits to Florida licensees) 
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, License No. 159.001261 approved CE Sponsor
• Ohio CSWMFTB #RCST091701 approved CE Provider
• Texas Board of SWE #5070 approved CE Provider
• Quantum Units Education, #1289, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 01/03/2023 - 01/03/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 'General' continuing education credits.

To see other approvals in your state, see our state by state provider approval listings here.

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Added On: 09/01/2013