CLIN859 Clinical Emergencies: Suicidal Patient
This course will provide students with specialized knowledge and skills in suicide risk management. It will cover legal aspects of suicide risk assessment, clinical strategies and guidelines for assessing risk, and pitfalls to avoid when working with patients at imminent risk. Further, ways to improve cultural competence within suicide risk assessment practices will be explored. This topic will include discussion of the cultural model of suicide. Students will increase their skills and competence in working with suicidal patients.