Product Description

OVERVIEW

This program is meant to reduce stigma and equip individuals with strategies to identify, address, and prevent healthcare worker suicide. It will begin with a discussion of the scope of physician, nurse, and other healthcare provider suicide. Barriers to care, including stigma, fear of consequences, lack of access, and healthcare culture, will be described, followed by a discussion of strategies to overcome these barriers.  Once the scope is understood and barriers to care are addressed, clinicians are better equipped to apply evidence-informed strategies known to prevent suicide.  Key interventions will be discussed as they apply specifically to the healthcare workforce.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Explain the scope of healthcare worker suicide
2. Describe at least 3 barriers to suicide prevention care experienced by healthcare providers
3. Employ interventions and strategies to reduce the suicide risk of healthcare providers

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Sidney Zisook, M.D. is a University of California San Diego (UCSD) Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry. He completed medical school at the Stitch-Loyola School of Medicine, residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a clinical fellowship in psychiatry at Harvard University. As co-founder of the San Diego Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in 2007, he launched and co-led a healthcare team suicide prevention program, the Healer Education, Assessment and Referral (HEAR ) program,  for the UC San Diego medical school and  health science community. He also was the founding director of the UCSD Physician Peer Support Program and serves on the Scientific Council of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Scientific Advisory Board of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Board of Directors of the American College of Psychiatry.Dr. Zisook’s academic interests include grief and bereavement, treatment resistant depression, suicide prevention with a special emphasis on healthcare workforce suicide prevention, and psychiatric education. He has published over 400 scientific articles, chapters and books in these areas.

Target Audience: health and mental health professionals, graduate-level students, and those who work closely with bereaved people, like hospice administrators, clergy, and support group facilitators.

This is an Introductory to Intermediate course. There is no commercial support or conflicts of interest with this course.

FEES

The webinar is free to attend. Registration is required using the free general admission link.
A $30 fee is required for the available continuing education add-on and certificate of completion.

Continuing Education

American Psychological Association

The Center for Prolonged Grief at Columbia School of Social Work is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Prolonged Grief maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Note: Many state boards recognize the APA approval. Please check with your state licensing board.

New York State Education Department

• NYSED Board for Social Work recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW‐0727).
• NYSED State Board for Mental Health Practitioners recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0080) and licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0104).
• NYSED State Board for Psychology recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0150).

Note: Non-NYS social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors should check with their state licensing board. Many states have recognized our continuing education programs, as we are at a CSWE-accredited institution and part of a regionally accredited university.

Refund Policy
There are no refunds for this event.

Special Accommodations and Grievance Policy
Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event at Columbia University, please contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 or disability@columbia.edu and the Center for Prolonged Grief at training@complicatedgrief.columbia.edu at least 10 days in advance of the event.

If you have a question or concern about a workshop, non-receipt of a certificate, or another issue related to the Center for Prolonged Grief’s continuing education programming, please email training@complicatedgrief.columbia.edu.