001: Behavioral Emergencies — Acquiring Skill in Evaluation and Management

This intermediate workshop presents evidence-based and evidence-informed means for evaluating and managing the major clinical or behavioral emergencies in psychological practice (i.e., states in which a patient is at imminent risk of suicide, violence to others or becoming a victim of violence). A cultural model of suicide risk assessment that includes cultural precipitants and meanings is presented as well as structured and evidence-based decision-support tools for assessing violence risk.

1. Discuss a more culturally sensitive approach to suicide risk assessment and management.
2. Apply an evidence-based and structured risk assessment for violence.
3. Describe a psychological first aid model adapted for use with victims of violent crime.
4. Discuss factors related to the etiology and prevention of murder suicide.

Joyce Chu, PhD, Palo Alto University; Marc Hillbrand, PhD, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT; Dale E. McNiel, PhD, Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, San Francisco, CA; Kristyn Zajac, PhD, University of Connecticut; Phillip M. Kleespies, PhD (Chair), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

Workshop 001 is cosponsored by Division 12-Society of Clinical Psychology.