Session 11: The Art of Suicide Prevention: Innovations in Uncovering Suicidal Ideation, Risk Formulation, and Creating Resiliency
Overview
Dr. Shea will delineate the unique challenges facing clinicians when they are trying to uncover suicidal ideation in high-risk clients, who frequently are hesitant to share their method of choice for suicide (MOC) and the intensity of their intent. He will describe and demonstrate how the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE Approach) - a flexible and engaging strategy for uncovering a client’s suicidal ideation, planning, and intent - can immediately help a clinician meet these challenges. He will then address how to create a practical formulation of suicide risk, that includes the concepts underlying one of the newest innovations in risk-formulation - Prevention-Oriented Suicide Risk Assessment. Throughout the symposium, Dr. Shea will pull upon the lens of “Matrix Treatment Planning” which emphasizes how to create hope in the hopeless. The techniques described apply to therapists in all clinical settings from community mental health centers, college counseling centers, and private psychotherapy practices to emergency departments and inpatient units.
Psychology CE Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Psychiatry Residents
- Medical Students
- Allied Health Professionals
Learning Objectives
- Describe and apply the principles of “matrix treatment planning” to instill hope and resiliency as a method of suicide prevention
- Utilize seven behaviorally specific interviewing techniques - designed to enhance validity when uncovering sensitive and taboo topics including suicidal ideation and other risk factors/warning signs of suicide (Normalization, Shame Attenuation, the Behavioral Incident, Gentle Assumption, Denial of the Specific, the Catch-All Question, and Symptom Amplification)
- Describe and flexibly utilize the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE Approach) to both effectively screen for suicidal ideation, and, if present, to sensitively explore the extent of action taken upon any methods considered by the client including an initially withheld MOC
- Create a sophisticated formulation of risk that creatively integrates the interplay among risk factors, warning signs, protective factors, and available clinical, social, and interpersonal supports
Program
Monday:
- Matrix Treatment Planning (philosophical principles and practical application)
- Challenges inherent when uncovering suicidal ideation - Equation of Suicidal Intent
- Validity Techniques (demonstrated by Dr. Shea via video)
Tuesday:
- Description and video demonstration by Dr. Shea of the effective use of the CASE Approach
- Contemporary ways of understanding risk factors and warning signs
- Prevention-Oriented Suicide Risk Assessment
Venue
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Lodging in July and August is in great demand; you must make reservations early. A block of suites has been set aside at the Landmark Resort. These suites will be held until June 6th, 2025, or until they are filled.
From its site on the bluff, the Landmark offers outstanding views of the waters of Green Bay with 294 units comprised of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom suites. Facilities include the Carrington Pub and Grill, 1 indoor and 3 outdoor pools, 2 tennis courts, whirlpools, steam rooms, and a fitness center and game room. The Landmark Resort is Door County’s largest and best full-service facility.
The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin 54209
Reservations: (800) 273-7877
http://www.thelandmarkresort.com
To book through our discounted group rate, please call the Landmark reservation line at (800) 273-7877 and state that you are attending the Door County Summer Institute. No group code is required.
Group rates cannot be booked online.
Faculty
Shawn Christopher Shea, MD, is the Director of the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing and is the author of eight books and numerous articles in the fields of suicide assessment, creating resiliency, and clinical interviewing. Having given over 850 workshops worldwide, he is popular for his provocative, fast-paced presentations laced with a wicked sense of humor. As well as being a highly popular presenter at previous Door County Summer Institutes, he has been a frequent presenter at venues such as the Cape Cod Symposium and the Santa Fe Symposium and has been a featured presenter at twenty-two Annual Meetings of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). Dr. Shea is the creator of the internationally utilized Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE Approach). His text Psychiatric Interviewing: The Art of Understanding, 3rd Edition was chosen by the British Medical Association as the 2017 Book of the Year in Psychiatry. And his book The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment is viewed as a classic in the field of suicide prevention.
Activity Director:
Carlyle H Chan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and
the Institute for Health and Equity-Bioethics and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
Planning Committee Members:
Ellen Leitner, MSW, LCSW
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kylie Lenz, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Heather M. Smith, PhD, ABPP
Lead Psychologist
Director of Psychology Training
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Marisa Stich, APNP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Carlyle H Chan
- Ellen Leitner
- Kevin Bozymski
- Kylie Lenz
- Heather M. Smith
- Marisa Stich
- Shawn Shea
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 8 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
National Association of Social Workers Credit Statement
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886840778-6225) for 8 continuing education contact hours.
American Association of Nurse Practitioners Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for 8 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology).
American Academy of Physician Assistants Credit Statement
This activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Associates Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Available Credit
- 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 8.00 APAAPA credit.
- 8.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.
- 8.00 NASW
- 8.00 NP Contact Hours
- 8.00 PAPA credit.
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