Legal and Ethical Considerations: Suicidal Risk & Informational Gathering
Event Details
Without a doubt, school counselors want to support students who are suicidal. Any time it comes to a school counselor’s attention that a child is in danger of suicide, we recognize our obligation to call parents/guardians, even if it’s only a remote possibility that the student is at risk. The difficulty is not in the commitment to support students at risk; it’s the use of protocols quantifying suicide. Determining suicide risk is problematic on many levels, not the least of which is the difficulty of assessing the risk. Learn about a new Suicide Risk Assessment Replacement Toolkit available to help you focus on the standard of care to protect students who present as suicidal.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this webinar, you will be able to:
- Discuss court cases that inform the school counselor's work with students who are suicidal
- Identify ways to better protect students, including using the newly released Suicide Risk Assessment Replacement Toolkit
- Explain best practices, including relaying information to parents/guardians to give them the best chance of keeping their child safe
Speakers:
- Carolyn Stone, Ed.D., Professor of Counselor Education, University of North Florida
- Ben Handrich, School Counselor, South Salem High School, Salem, Ore.
- Yuridia Nava, Coordinator, School Counseling, College and Career Readiness, Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, Calif.
Sept. 21, 2022, 1-2 p.m. EDT