Project Description
Working with Risk
Working with the Relevant Evidence
90 minutes – $87 (inclusive of GST) per person
Research over the past three decades has greatly advanced our understanding of risk in mental health, particularly with respect to concerns about suicide, self-harm and violence. In this short course, we summarise the evidence base and provide practical guidance as to how to use this knowledge in everyday practice.
You will learn:
- How to think about risk in a way that is sophisticated but straightforward
- The nature of key risk constructs: time-frame; likelihood; impact; magnitude
- Why risk factors and protective factors are central to working with risk
- What the evidence base tells us about risk and protective factors for suicide, self-harm and violence
- How to develop risk formulations that make sense, using the 4 P’s: Predisposing, Precipitating, Perpetuating and Protective factors
- A useful way of thinking about ‘high’, ‘medium’ and ‘low’ risk
- How to work collaboratively with your clients to anticipate the future and hence manage risk in a way that is integrated with broader care considerations