Preventing Suicide in Youth: The Role of Paraprofessionals

Course Code: REL-BHC-0-PASRP

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 9/30/2026

Learning Objectives:
Describe risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs of suicide.
Summarize five steps you can use to promote safety for youth with increased risk of suicide.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Suicide Risk Among Youth

Meet Aidan

Supporting At-Risk Youth

Youth Suicide: Just How Big Is the Problem?

Myths About Suicide

What Are Risk Factors?

Specific Risk Factors

Quick Check

Warning Signs

Protective Factors

Review

Summary

Section 3: Steps to Prevent Youth Suicide

Preventing Suicide is a Team Effort

Five Steps You Can Take to Save Lives

Step One: Ask

How Can You Promote Becca’s Safety?

Step Two: Keep Them Safe

Step Three: Be There

Next Steps for Becca

Step Four: Help Them Connect

Becca’s Safety Plan

Step Five: Follow Up

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Monique Kahn, Psy.D.

Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016. Disclosure: Monique Kahn, Psy.D. has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.