Tele-Mental Health Risk Assessment
Kelly Coker, PhD, Karen Roller, PhD, and Florence Saint-Jean, PhD
This training program on Tele Mental Health Risk Assessment is presented by Kelly Coker, PhD, Karen Roller, PhD, and Florence Saint-Jean, PhD.
This training program is part of a collection of courses designed to lead to a Certificate in Foundations of Digital Mental Health. It can also be taken as a stand-along learning module. This course will provide an overview of how to assess the potential risk of suicide in tele-mental health counseling. Risk assessment at a distance, actions to take following risk assessment, and legal and licensure implications will be explored.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
Describe the initial steps to mitigate risk in tele-mental health including intake, initial assessment, and informed consent
Describe the legal and licensure considerations for suicide risk assessment for tele-mental health
Describe how to respond to suicide risk concerns as they arise in tele-mental health, including determining level of risk, frameworks for risk assessment, and possible action steps
Deomostrate an integrated understanding of the suicide risk assessment process which incorporates the use of professional consultation
Kelly Coker, PhD
Karen Roller, PhD
Florence Saint-Jean, PhD
Review Before Proceeding
Lesson 1 Video
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 2 Video
Lesson 3 Video
C-SSRS- Communities and Healthcare
C-SSRS- Screening
Commitment to Life Agreement
Crisis Assessment Forms
References and Resources in Telemental Health
Safety Protocol
Scoring and Data Analysis Guide
Shneidman Psychache Protocol Draft
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Safety Plan
C-SSRS Lifeline Crisis Center Version
Rural Status Suicide Ideation Telemental Health
VA safety plan
Course Evaluation
Custom training options for groups of 5 to 500+