Course Description:

The purpose of this hybrid course is to train facilitators who will educate psychiatric mental health registered nurses on the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Essential Competencies for Assessment and Management of Individuals at Risk for Suicide. 

This hybrid course requires independent reading and learning, posts on Member Bridge Learning Community and virtual meeting attendance using GoToMeeting™. The structure of this hybrid course is divided into two parts: 
   1) Becoming a Content Expert of Suicide Prevention (first 8 weeks)
   2) Learning to Facilitate the Competency Based Training for Suicide Prevention (last 8 weeks) 

The facilitator course Modules align with the APNA Suicide Competencies throughout this course. Please refer to the course outline and APNA Suicide Competencies here. 

To progress successfully through this course, each online Module will need to be completed before advancing to the next Module. A schedule of required readings, activities and assignment due dates will be provided by APNA. Readings and activities are estimated to require 2-3 hours of your time per week. Assignments are due by the 10th day after each Module has been assigned.

Faculty: 
Barbara J. Limandri, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Barbara L. Bonney, MSN, PMH APRN
John Mader, RN

Target Audience: PMH-RN Nurse Educators 

Pre-requisites: In order to participate in this course, individuals must have successfully completed the APNA Competency Based Training for Suicide Prevention (6.5 hour course) including the required online components, must have teaching experience in the hospital, community or academic setting, and must create a free, personal Dropbox™ account to upload assignments.

Disclosures: The faculty and the activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Discussion of off-label uses will not take place during this workshop.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to: 

1. Describe the major differences between an admission assessment and risk assessment for suicide.
2. Describe/demonstrate how nurses apply of each of nine Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Essential Competencies for Assessment and Management of Individuals At Risk for Suicide.
3. Illustrate how to formulate the risk assessment for suicide using the CASE approach, how to document the risk determination and interventions, how to develop a collaborative written safety plan, how to assess and modify the environment for safety and update the written safety plan at discharge when teaching the competency-based training.
4. Use evidence-based measurement tools to increase accuracy in screening and diagnosing of persons at risk for suicide.
5. Demonstrate all 6 core content areas in 10-minute teaching components of the curriculum by the end of the course.

Continuing Education Credit:
15.0 contact hours. *In order to earn contact hours for the program, participants must: successfully complete all course components including the facilitator certification testing.

Course Timeline: July 19, 2018 - November 1, 2018

Pricing: $500.00 member / $750.00 nonmember

Registration: It is necessary that you register for the course one time, under one account, using one email address. This account will be used to complete the all of the coursework. You will be prompted to login or create an APNA account. If you already have an APNA account and do not remember the username and password, contact APNA at 855-863-APNA (2762).

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 | 11:59pm EST

Course Format

Part I: Becoming a Content Expert of Suicide Prevention 

Module 1: Introduction to Course
July 19, 2018 (Week 1)
Thursday, July 19, 2018     Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 9pm EST
Assignment Due: Sunday, July 29, 2018: View videos, Submit a recorded video.

Module 2: Phenomenology of Suicide and Legal/Ethical Responsibilities
July 26, 2018 (Week 2)
Thursday, July 26, 2018     Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 8pm EST
Thursday, August 2nd, 2018   Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 8pm EST (Week 3 checkup)
Assignment Due: Sunday, August 5, 2018: View videos, read articles and submit a case formulation.

Module 3: Mental Status Examination and Risk Assessment
August 9, 2018 (Week 4)
Thursday, August 9, 2018     Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 8:30pm EST
Assignment Due: Sunday, August 19, 2018: View videos, read articles and submit a case formulation.

Module 4:  Safety Planning and Environment
August 23, 2018 (Week 6)
Thursday, August 23, 2018   Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 8pm EST
Assignment Due: Sunday, September 2, 2018: View videos, read articles and submit a case formulation.

Part II: Becoming a Facilitator of APNA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Essential Competencies for Assessment and Management of Individuals at Risk for Suicide

Module 5: Self-care and Facilitating the Phenomenology of Suicide and Legal/Ethical Responsibilities
September 6, 2018 (Week 8)
Thursday, September 6, 2018    Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 9pm EST
Assignment Due: Sunday, September 16, 2018: View videos, read articles and begin learning facilitator script.

Module 6: Facilitating the Mental Status Exam and Risk Assessment
September 20, 2018 (Week 10)
Thursday, September 20, 2018      Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 9pm EST - Facilitator practice session
Assignment Due: Sunday, September 30, 2018: View videos, read articles, learn a portion of the facilitator speaker script, submit a 10 minute recorded video of you teaching the Case approach to 5 RNs.

Module 7: Facilitating Safety Planning and the Environment
October 4, 2018 (Week 12)
Thursday, October 4, 2018    Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 9pm EST- Facilitator practice session
Assignment Due: Sunday, October 14, 2018: View videos, learn a portion of the facilitator speaker script, submit a 10 minute recorded video of you teaching the safety plan to 5 RNs.  

Module 8: Live Facilitator Practice Sessions
October 18, 2018 (Week 14)
October 18, 2018 through October 28, 2018    Live GoToMeeting™ | Time TBD
(Must attend 2- 1 hour review sessions)

Module 9: Facilitator Certification Testing & Tips for Successful Competency Based Training and How to use the Facilitator Toolkit
October 29, 30,or 31, 2018  -  Facilitator Certification Testing
Live: Each person will be assigned a scheduled time, using GoToMeeting™ and a Webcam 
November 1, 2018 - Teaching Strategies for Learner Engagement Live GoToMeeting™ with the Experts | 7 – 9pm EST

Cancellation Policy: We do not issue refunds for the registration cost of the Competency Based Facilitator Training for Suicide Prevention once the purchase is accomplished.If you are unable to complete the online and live training per your registration schedule, it may be possible to reschedule your registration for a future training that you are able to attend. Further details regarding our cancellation policy are outlined here. 

Contact: For further questions about this course, please contact advocatesforhope@apna.org. 

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.