This self-paced online course reviews the attitudes, knowledge, and skills needed to support clinicians in working with patients who own and use firearms.
In the United States, self-directed firearm use accounts for approximately half of all suicide deaths. To address this risk in health care settings, clinical guidelines advise health care professionals to engage patients in discussions about reducing firearm access when suicide risk is identified. In practice, broad differences in worldviews and practical knowledge about firearms between clinicians and firearm owners sometimes hinder the success of these discussions.
In response to this “culture gap,” the online course Targeted Interventions: Firearms, Culture & Suicide Care reviews attitudes, knowledge, and skills to support clinicians in working with patients who own and use firearms.
It covers a framework for cultural competency training, worldviews about firearms and clinical responsibilities cultural factors related to firearm ownership and use and more.
Length: 3 Hours
Format: Online
Cost: Free (Optional CME at a cost)
Continuing Education: 3 CME ($25 fee to claim, payable after course completion.)
This course was developed by Forefront and the AIMS Center at the University of Washington, thanks to the Harborview Behavioral Health Institute and funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery (CSPAR) is a part of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington.
