61st Annual Meeting

October 18 - 25, 2014

Workshop 5 (sold out)

Therapeutic Assessment for Adolescents Presenting With Suicide Attempts or Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Therapeutic Assessment (TA) is a new evidence-based approach to the assessment of teens presenting with suicide attempts or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) developed with a view to improving compliance with follow-up treatment. This Workshop reviews the latest etiology and epidemiology of teen suicide attempts and NSSI, and discusses the issue of engaging adolescents in follow-up treatment, including factors that impact on engagement both positively and negatively. Participants are introduced to the concepts of TA, learn the basics of constructing a TA diagram in an assessment setting, and understand how to derive “exits” together with the adolescent using a range of evidence-based psychological interventions.