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Friday September 6, 2024 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
2 CE Credits
Program Description:
This training will: 1) provide information on firearm injury and firearm ownership that frames the need for behavioral health providers to address firearm injury prevention with clients and their families across the lifespan; 2) provide guidance on how to have conversations asking about firearms in the home and how to provide counseling on firearm injury prevention harm reduction strategies with video examples, and; 3) include time for participants to practice having conversations with clients about firearm injury prevention.
Level of Instruction:
Introductory
Learning Objectives:
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List at least three reasons why asking about firearms is important.
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Apply knowledge about demographic risk factors for firearm injury to clinical decision making about whether to ask about the presence of firearms in the homes of patients.
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Describe at least three types of firearms and their differences.
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Specify options for safe storage of firearms and other harm reduction strategies.
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Practice how to ask about the presence of firearm arms in the homes of patients.
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Develop a plan for counseling patients and/or family members about harm reduction associated with firearm storage.
About the Presenter:
Dr. West is co-director of the University of Rochester Firearm Injury Prevention Program. The mission of this program is to significantly reduce the incidence of injury and death due to firearms (assaults/homicides, suicide, unintentional injury/death) in the Rochester region through prevention, intervention, education, and research informed by and in partnership with community members. Dr. West's research is focused on using innovative educational methodology, particularly simulation (standardized patients), to train providers and other interventionists. She was a co-PI on a randomized controlled trial focused on the use of simulation (standardized patients) for suicide prevention training for providers in primary care. In 2020, Dr. West developed a project focused on improving behavioral healthcare providers' knowledge and skills in firearm injury prevention and presented the findings at the National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention.
Dr. West is an educational leader in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and the Director of Clinical Psychology Training (doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship programs) Shehas been the director of the Child and Adolescent Doctoral Internship Track since 2007. Dr. West has received awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Psychotherapy Education in the Department of Psychiatry. In 2017 she received the Genesee Valley Psychological Association Outstanding Psychologist Award. Dr. West has been a presenter at several meetings of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers and has led many initiatives in the psychology training program focused on DEIJ. Dr. West also teaches in the behavioral health seminar in the Pediatric Dentistry Residency program at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
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NHPA prices workshops by CE credit hour:
$25.00 per CE for members; $35.00 per CE for non-members
Paying with a check:
Checks must be received within one week of the event. If payment has not been received, registrant will still have option to pay online with a credit card up until the day before the program. If an invoice remains open on the day of the event, the registrant will not be allowed to attend.
Cancellation policy:
Refunds, minus a 10% cancellation fee, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the course. No refunds or vouchers will be made thereafter. No-shows are not refunded.
Attendance policy:
Full attendance is required to obtain CEs per NHPA policy. No partial credit will be given. Those who attend the workshop and complete the evaluation form will receive 2 continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving after the scheduled start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.
Registrations are Transferable:
Registrants can transfer an event confirmation to another individual. The NHPA office must be notified of the transfer at least 24 hours prior to the event.
This program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Psychological Association. NHPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NHPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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