Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk: Essential Skills for Clinicians
Counselors
American Association of Suicidology has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5607. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. AAS is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Physicians
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of University of Utah and American Association of Suicidology. The University of Utah is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit: The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Speaker and Planning Committee Disclosure Summary:
The University of Utah School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Office (UUCME) meets ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence expectations regarding the identification and mitigation of relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. Everyone in control of content, including all speakers and planners, must disclose financial relationships in any amount within the past 24 months and any relevant financial relationships must be mitigated prior to the activity start.
Disclosure: None of the speakers or planners or anyone in control of content for this accredited continuing educational activity have any relevant financial relationships since the content does not relate to any products or services of an ACCME-defined ineligible company; therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships to disclose or mitigate.
Psychiatric Nurses
The American Association of Suicidology is not an accredited provider of continuing education credits for psychiatric nurses. However, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), nurses may receive credit for a course providing that at least 50% of the total continuing education credits must be from an ANCC-accredited approved provider (i.e. ACCME – Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education) and at least 51% of the total continuing education credits must be in your certification specialty. For further information, please visit here or contact your specific credentialing agency.
Psychologists
The American Association of Suicidology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AAS maintains responsibility for the program and its content.