
Targeted Interventions: Firearms, Culture & Suicide Care
Course Length: 3 hours
Course Cost: Free ($25 fee if claiming CME credit)
Topics Covered
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A framework for cultural competency training
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Worldviews about firearms and clinical responsibilities
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Cultural factors related to firearm ownership and use
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Practical knowledge about firearms and locking devices
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Frameworks for understanding suicide risk and suicide care
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Recommendations for culturally informed lethal means counseling
Objectives
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
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Identify your own cultural worldview about firearms and how this might affect clinical care.
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Distinguish ethical obligations when engaged in policy-based and clinically-based work.
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Identify cultural factors associated with firearm ownership and use.
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Describe the components of the suicidal process and suicide care.
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Explain the importance of narrative interviewing in suicide care.
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Describe the scientific basis for lethal means safety.
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Use recommended questions to assess for firearm access.
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Identify steps in a sequence of lethal means counseling: assessment for firearm access, orientation to lethal means safety, motivational interviewing, and case formulation.
Registration
Click here to register for the course.
Continuing Education Credits
Targeted Interventions: Firearms, Culture & Suicide Care can be taken for CME credit. All participants choosing to claim CME credit are responsible for the additional continuing education credit fee of $25 per course, payable after course completion. CME credit is optional.
Credits available:
Targeted Interventions: Firearms, Culture and Suicide Care: 3 hours
CME Accreditation
The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this other activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Method of Participation
To participate in the Targeted Interventions: Firearms, Culture & Suicide Care course, register and then follow emailed instructions to access the course. The training is currently free for providers and client-facing staff. To receive CME, participants must complete the online educational activity followed by an evaluation and a post-test. To be eligible for CME, participants must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test, with two attempts allowed. After successfully completing the post-test, we will report your completion to the UW CME office, who will contact you with instructions for claiming and paying ($25) for CME or a certificate of contact hours.
Estimated Time to Complete
Targeted Interventions: Firearms, Culture & Suicide Care should take approximately 3 hours to complete.
Disclosure Information
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Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD (author and planner): royalties from Wiley
The following authors have indicated they do not have any relationships to disclose:
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Jennifer Stuber, PhD
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Ian Bennett, MD, PhD
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John Kern, MD
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Molly Adrian, PhD
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Mark Reger, PhD
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Jeff Sung, MD
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Brett Bass
The following planners have indicated they do not have any relationships to disclose:
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Jennifer Stuber, PhD
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Ian Bennett, MD, PhD
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John Kern, MD
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Molly Adrian, PhD
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Mark Reger, PhD
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Alan Gojdics, MEd
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Betsy Payn, MA
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Melissa Farnum, MA
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Diana Roll
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Emma Mallonee, MPH
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Rebecca Vaux
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Larry Wright, PhD
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Michele Roe
Medium or Combination of Media Used
This CME activity is web-based and requires Internet access as well as a computer, tablet, smartphone, or other device that can connect to the Internet. Media used includes video, audio, text, and graphics.
Date of Release
November 24, 2021
Termination Date
October 31, 2023
Course Acknowledgements
This course was developed by Forefront and the AIMS Center at the University of Washington, thanks to the Harborview Behavioral Health Institute and funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Authors
Jeff Sung, MD
Brett Bass
Contributors
Emma Mallonee, MPH
Sabrina Votava, LMHC
Casey Metzger
Zach North
Erica Runge
Jennifer Stuber , PhD
Kathleen Gilligan
Rick Stevenson
Brooks Callison
Developers
Alan Gojdics, MEd
Melissa Farnum, MA
Diana Roll