This session focuses on (1) cultural considerations and diversity factors related to suicide, (2) different communities touched by suicide, and (3) sustainability of suicide prevention efforts among caregivers and mental health professionals, including self-care, supervision, support, and postvention strategies.
This session provides a discussion on suicide risk assessment tools, review suicide-specific evidence-based strategies, and current evidence-based practices for treating suicide. Case examples are shared to illustrate these approaches.
This session centers on three introductory elements of working with individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. First, an introduction to approaching suicide by understanding the problem, appropriate language to use, and determining our personal biases towards suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Next, practical and procedural considerations when working with individuals who are suicidal. Finally, an introduction […]
Chronic health issues do not just affect the patient, but can cause burnout on providers and be costly at a system level. There is good evidence that providing integrated care can reduce stress on patients, providers and achieve better outcomes. This session reviews an approach to chronic disease management based on FACT, Focused Acceptance and […]
A key element of integrated care work that often goes unnoticed in graduate training is the development of leadership skills and other so-called soft-skills like advocacy skills, business development, project management etc. This session orients the learner to these skills and provides avenues for their development across the early phases of career development.
Integrated care has always had a population health vision undergirding it and with that focus comes a necessary focus on traditionally underserved populations. In this session, the presenters review the impact that integrated care has on underserved populations and how population health strategies factor into caring for vulnerable communities, and you’ll listen to the real-world […]
This session focuses on utilizing the core skill of formulation to support understanding of the development and maintenance of psychotic symptoms. The role of trauma in the development of psychosis is highlighted and pathways from trauma experiences to psychosis explored. Common skills and their application to psychotic symptoms is discussed.
This session highlights the importance of befriending and normalizing in working with psychosis as well as understanding psychosis within a cultural framework. Common challenges to engagement are discussed and tools to address this presented.
This session focuses on key skills to support clinicians to identify and assess psychotic symptoms. Presented in the context of a recovery framework, and drawing from lived experience and clinical perspectives, the session explores psychosis as existing on a continuum and provide participants with non-stigmatizing language and tools to support discussion of psychotic symptoms. The […]
This session focuses on three aspects: different communities touched by suicide and cultural considerations, seeking supervision and support when working with suicidal patients, and self-care for mental health providers. CAMS on Campus provides more information about the CAMS Framework™ and additional trainings for students. This presentation is the final part of the National Register Associate […]