Overview

Risk Assessment with Youth
PDT-SocWk-33

Risk Assessment with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: Interface of School Departments and Colleges with Community-Based Clinical Assessment Services

NEW WORKSHOP

This program has been approved for 6 Category A Continuing Education Credits, with 2 of those Category A CEUS in Suicide Prevention by the National Association of Social Workers, NH Chapter, Auth. #3633

This full day workshop will review best practices for in-school screening level assessment and more in-depth community-based clinical evaluation of children, adolescents and young adults when there is concern about elevated risk to self and/or interpersonal violence.

Topics Covered:

  • Defining at-risk groups and review of  risk and  protective factors.
  • Clarifying the indications/contraindications for  school initiated screening and referral for community-based clinical assessment
  • Best Practices:  Evaluation of Non-Suicidal Self-Harm and Suicidal Thinking/Behavior.
  • Best Practices: Evaluation of Interpersonal Violent Thinking/Behavior.
  • Indications and Contraindications for Outpatient and Inpatient Mental Health Treatment. Admission.
  • Facilitating Access to Community-based Mental Health Emergency and Outpatient Services.
  • Interface of school, community agencies and the legal system in addressing the needs of at risk students.
  • Question and Answer

Instructor Bios

PDT-SocWk-33

Risk Assessment with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: Interface of School Departments and Colleges with Community-Based Clinical Assessment Services

  • Jerrold Pollak

    Jerrold Pollak

    Jerrold Pollak, Ph.D., ABN, ABPP,

    Dr.  Pollak is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist  at  Seacoast Mental Health Center/SMHC,  Portsmouth,  New Hampshire where he works in the Emergency Services Department and is also involved in completing psychological/neuropsychological test evaluations of patients referred by SMHC as well as physicians and other health care providers in the community.

    He has been conducting workshops for Professional Development and Training, University of New Hampshire since the early 2000’s.

    Dr. Pollak is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology/ABN and the American Board of  Professional Psychology/ABPP

    He has published a number of articles including publications pertaining to non-suicidal self-harm and suicide as well as risk management for mental health clinicians.

     

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