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VISN 19 MIRECC Educational Services
PSYCHOLOGY ETHICS IN THE VA: A Starting Point
Developed by the VAPTC - Clinical and Executive Committees
This presentation attempts to answer the question regarding ethics – what is right or what should be done in uncertain situations when values conflict.
View the PowerPoint slide show.
UPDATED - 4/5/2011! COMPETENCY-BASED CLINICAL SUPERVISION
State of the Art
by Carol Falender, PhD
The is presentation has been newly taped in a studio with sound and video technicians; with much better video and audio. The original presentation was done at the VA Psychology Training Council Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 20, 2009
Watch the close-captioned video.
Download the transcript as a PDF.
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Surviving Suicide
- How to Talk to a Child about a Suicide Attempt in Your Family: Guides Targeting Age Groups 4-8, 9-13 and 14-18
- Description: This information sheet is intended to serve as a guide for adults to use when talking with a 4-8, 9-13 or 14-18 year-old child about a suicide attempt in the family. It is not intended to replace the advice of a mental health professional. In fact, it may be best to use this along with professional support if you or your child is struggling with how to talk about this difficult topic. It is important to consider the child’s level of development and ability to understand events when deciding how to talk with them about this issue.
Download:
How to talk to a 4-8 year old about a suicide attempt
How to talk to a 9-13 year old about a suicide attempt
How to talk to a 14-18 year old about a suicide attempt - Suicide Attempt Survivor Family Resource Guide
- This resource guide related to self-care, care for others (particularly children), and care for the suicide attempt survivor.
Download the Suicide Attempt Survivor Family Resource Guide. Updated 1 May 2011. - Providing Support for Suicide Survivors: Understanding Pertinent Military/Veteran Issues
- Providing Support for Suicide Survivors: Understanding Pertinent Military/Veteran Issues
by Nazanin H. Bahraini, Ph.D., Ryan E. Breshears, Ph.D., & Lisa A. Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP (Rp)
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & Suicide
- Annotated Bibliography - Suicide and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Updated August 2011
- This seven (7) page document provides quick and easy reference to the latest in research on Suicide and TBI. Download the bibliography.
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide - A Manual for Clinicians and Care Providers
- There is a need for more resources that are specifically targeted toward TBI survivors who may be considering suicide. Based upon this need, researchers at the VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) produced this information and resources guide. The target audience is clinicians and care providers working with TBI survivors. Download the 31 page manual.
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide Prevention
- Easily reproducible brochure for veterans and the family/caregiver - Brochure
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Suicide Risk Assessment & Prevention
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide in Veterans and Returning Military Personnel
- Download the presentation that Lisa Brenner Ph.D. ABPP gave at the 2010 American Association of Suicidology.
- Teaching the public and health care professional about suicidality in veterans
- Dr. Gutierrez, with the assistance of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Office of Suicide Prevention, has a presentation he gave on the issues surrounding veterans and suicide now available online. This will play as a movie.
- Recognizing Suicide Risk in Returning Combat Veterans
- By Patricia A. Alexander, Ph.D. and Lisa A. Brenner, Ph.D ABPP (Rp). This paper suggest that assessing for feelings of burdensomeness, failed belongingness, and acquired ability may be important when evaluating suicide risk. Download the article from Military OneSource.
- The Combating Civilian: Suicide Risk Factors in Combat Veterans
- A PodCast featuring Lisa Brenner Ph.D. ABPP (Rp). The International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP-SHR) recently interviewed Dr. Brenner regarding an article she co-authored A Qualitative Study of Potential Suicide Risk Factors in Returning Combat Veterans (Brenner, L., Gutierrez, P., Cornette, M., Betthauser, L., Bahraini, N., Staves, P. (2008) Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 30(3):211-225).
Hear the PodCast here. - Assessment of Suicidality in the Elderly
- 04/01/2008 by William Marchand, MD at the University of Utah Geriatrics Grand Rounds a presentation on assessment and management of suicidal risk among the elderly. Streaming video of this lecture can be found on the University of Utah website.
- Suicide Pocket Card
- Download the Suicide Pocket Card.
- The Suicide Pocket Guide can be ordered through the local VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC). This link will take you to a page where the nearest SPC can be found.
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