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Secure Firearm Storage Counseling for Suicide Prevention 1: Why, Who, What
This course supports behavioral health and medical providers in building a foundational understanding of secure firearm storage counseling in the context of suicide prevention, enabling them to offer basic storage recommendations and guidance to patients with firearm access and elevated suicide risk.
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Secure Firearm Storage Counseling for Suicide Prevention 2: How
This course is designed for behavioral health and medical providers who have a foundational understanding of secure firearm storage in the context of suicide prevention and wish to build proficiency and comfort in discussing secure firearm storage practices with patients at risk of suicide. The training will enable attendees to move beyond making basic recommendations and give them the knowledge, skills, and tools to engage in patient-centered counseling that encourages meaningful firearm-related behavior change. As attendees move through the course, they will examine potential reasons a person might have for owning and using firearms, the value they may place on their firearms, why they may store their firearms in certain ways, and why they may be reluctant or ambivalent about adopting secure firearm storage practices. Patient perception of firearm suicide risk will also be considered, and attendees will have the opportunity to explore and practice using strategies (e.g., patient-centered language and motivational interviewing) that can be leveraged to initiate conversations about secure firearm storage for suicide prevention and encourage patients to adopt new firearm storage practices. After completing this training, attendees will be better equipped to navigate these conversations, having learned and developed a counseling approach that recognizes and respects patients’ needs and values, draws on established behavior change frameworks (e.g., the Health Belief Model), and incorporates realistic expectations for patient behavior change.
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