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Introduction to the Program
Con esta Postgraduate diploma íntegramente online, manejarás las técnicas más vanguardistas de Evaluación de la Conducta Suicida y diseñarás planes terapéuticos individualizados”
Un reciente informe reciente de la Organización Mundial de la Salud revela que cerca del 90% de las personas que fallecen por suicidio presentan algún Trastorno Mental, con la Depresión como uno de los principales factores de riesgo. En este contexto, la detección precoz de estas condiciones resulta crucial para evitar un desenlace trágico. Por ello, los profesionales de la salud deben fortalecer sus habilidades clínicas para identificar la ideación suicida en pacientes con cuadros psicológicos complejos.
Con esta idea en mente, TECH presenta un exclusivo Postgraduate diploma en Assessment of Suicidal Behavior. Ideado por referentes en esta materia, el itinerario académico profundizará en las especificidades de las relaciones terapéuticas o el análisis inicial de los comportamientos autolesivos hasta el diseño de intervenciones terapéuticas individualizadas. De este modo, los egresados adquirirán las competencias necesarias para evaluar con precisión el riesgo suicida, aplicar estrategias de intervención temprana y adaptar sus enfoques a las necesidades específicas de cada paciente. Además, estarán capacitados para coordinar equipos multidisciplinarios, optimizar protocolos clínicos y brindar un acompañamiento integral a familiares y allegados.
En lo que respecta a la metodología de la titulación universitaria, se impartirá de manera 100% online, sin horarios ni cronogramas evaluativos continuos. Así pues, cada egresado tendrá la oportunidad de acceder a los contenidos de forma libre, en función de su propia disponibilidad y en cualquier momento de las 24 horas del día. Asimismo, para la asimilación de los contenidos más complejos de esta propuesta educativa, podrá apoyarse en métodos disruptivos como el Relearning. Esta estrategia didáctica potenciará la absorción de conocimientos teóricos y el desarrollo de competencias prácticas de un modo más eficiente.
Crearás programas de apoyo para sobrevivientes de intentos de suicido y promoverás la óptima gestión emocional”
Esta Postgraduate diploma en Assessment of Suicidal Behavior contiene el programa científico más completo y actualizado del mercado.Sus características más destacadas son:
- El desarrollo de casos prácticos presentados por expertos en Abordaje Integral de la Conducta Suicida
- Los contenidos gráficos, esquemáticos y eminentemente prácticos con los que están concebidos recogen una información científica y práctica sobre aquellas disciplinas indispensables para el ejercicio profesional
- Los ejercicios prácticos donde realizar el proceso de autoevaluación para mejorar el aprendizaje
- Su especial hincapié en metodologías innovadoras en la praxis médica
- Las lecciones teóricas, preguntas al experto, foros de discusión de temas controvertidos y trabajos de reflexión individual
- La disponibilidad de acceso a los contenidos desde cualquier dispositivo fijo o portátil con conexión a internet
Profundizarás en el uso de técnicas de comunicación y entrevista motivacional, promoviendo la adherencia a los tratamientos de ideación suicida”
Incluye en su cuadro docente a profesionales pertenecientes al ámbito de la Evaluación de la Conducta Suicida, que vierten en este programa la experiencia de su trabajo, además de reconocidos especialistas de sociedades de referencia y universidades de prestigio.
Su contenido multimedia, elaborado con la última tecnología educativa, permitirá al profesional un aprendizaje situado y contextual, es decir, un entorno simulado que proporcionará un estudio inmersivo programado para entrenarse ante situaciones reales.
El diseño de este programa se centra en el Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas, mediante el cual el alumno deberá tratar de resolver las distintas situaciones de práctica profesional que se le planteen a lo largo del curso académico. Para ello, el profesional contará con la ayuda de un novedoso sistema de vídeo interactivo realizado por reconocidos expertos.
Dominarás el uso de escalas y herramientas psicométricas para la valoración del riesgo suicida"
Un plan de estudios basado en el disruptivo sistema del Relearning de TECH, que te facilitará la asimilación de conceptos complejos de un modo rápido y flexible"
Syllabus
The didactic materials that make up this university program have been designed by authentic references in the Assessment of Suicidal Behavior. As such, the curriculum will address issues ranging from techniques for early identification of self-injurious behavior or nonverbal cues to the creation of personalized therapeutic interventions for problems such as bullying. As a result, graduates will be able to apply advanced approaches to the detection and management of suicidal risk, adapting their interventions to different clinical contexts and vulnerable populations.
You will analyze the influence of psychiatric disorders on suicidal behavior, identifying relevant comorbidities”
Module 1. Assessment of Suicidal Behavior
1.1. Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior
1.1.1. Clinical and Psychiatric Factors
1.1.2. Sociodemographic Factors
1.1.3. Situational Factors
1.1.4. Specific Risks in Vulnerable Populations
1.2. Protective Factors
1.2.1. Strong Interpersonal Relationships
1.2.2. Coping Capacity and Resilience
1.2.3. Access to Mental Health Services
1.2.4. Religious and Spiritual Beliefs
1.3. Warning Factors
1.3.1. Behavioral Signals
1.3.2. Emotional Changes
1.3.3. Verbal Clues
1.3.4. Pre-Suicide Preparations
1.4. Precipitating Factors
1.4.1. Recent Traumatic Events
1.4.2. Financial or Employment Crises
1.4.3. Sudden Life Events
1.4.4. Factors Related to Physical Health
1.5. Assessment Scales and Psychometric Tools
1.5.1. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
1.5.2. Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
1.5.3. Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS)
1.5.4. Self Assessment vs. Heteroassessment Scales
1.6. Psychometrics in Suicide
1.6.1. Validity and Reliability of Psychometric Tools
1.6.2. Sensitivity and Specificity in the Detection of Risk
1.6.3. Adaptation of Psychometric Tools for Specific Populations
1.6.4. New Technologies in Psychometrics
1.7. The Clinical Interview 1
1.7.1. Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship
1.7.2. Open and Closed Questions
1.7.3. Detection of Non-Verbal Signals
1.7.4. Initial Exploration of Suicidal Thoughts
1.8. The Clinical Interview 2
1.8.1. Assessment of the Suicidal Plan
1.8.2. Exploration of Protective Factors and Ambivalence
1.8.3. Short- and Long-Term Risk Analysis
1.8.4. Risk Documentation and Communication
1.9. Context-Sensitive Assessment of Suicide
1.9.1. Suicide in the Hospital Context
1.9.2. Assessment in the Emergency Department
1.9.3. Assessment in Community Settings
1.9.4. Family and Social Context
1.10. What Not to Do in the Assessment of Suicidal Behavior
1.10.1. Avoid Minimizing the Patient's Feelings
1.10.2. Do Not Prejudge or Stigmatize
1.10.3. Do Not Avoid Talking Directly about Suicide
1.10.4. Do Not Fail to Follow Up Adequately
Module 2. Suicidal Behavior as an Epiphenomenon from the Psychiatry/Psychology Perspective
2.1. Nomenclature on Suicidal Behavior
2.1.1. Definition of Key Terms
2.1.2. Distinction between Suicidal Behavior and Self-Injury
2.1.3. Historical Evolution of Nomenclature
2.1.4. Impact of the Nomenclature on Research and Clinical Practice
2.2. Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior
2.2.1. Biological Risk Factors
2.2.2. Psychological Factors: Mental Disorders, Impulsivity, Hopelessness and Previous Trauma
2.2.3. Social and Environmental Factors
2.2.4. Situational Factors and Triggering Events
2.3. Childhood and Adolescence
2.3.1. Prevalence and Characteristics of Suicide in Young People
2.3.2. Specific Risk Factors in Childhood and Adolescence
2.3.3. The Role of the Family and School
2.3.4. Early Interventions
2.4. Old Age
2.4.1. Rates and Characteristics of Suicide in the Psychogeriatric Population
2.4.2. Risk Factors in the Elderly
2.4.3. The Impact of Retirement and Loneliness: How Lifestyle Changes Affect the Risk of Suicide
2.4.4. Prevention in Old Age
2.5. Other Risk Groups
2.5.1. Suicide in the LGTBIQ+ Population
2.5.2. Migrants and Refugees
2.5.3. Suicide in the Chronically Ill
2.5.4. Persons Deprived of Their Liberty: Suicide in Prisons and Detention Centers, with Factors such as Isolation and Hopelessness
2.6. Social Equivalents and Suicide
2.6.1. Suicide and Poverty
2.6.2. Impact of Economic Crises and Unemployment
2.6.3. Social Stigma and Its Influence on Suicidal Behavior
2.6.4. Violence and Abuse as Social Equivalents: How Traumatic Experiences Relate to Suicide
2.7. Psychological Theories behind the Suicidal Phenomenon
2.7.1. Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (Joiner)
2.7.2. Escape Theory (Baumeister)
2.7.3. Hopelessness Theory (Beck)
2.7.4. Psychodynamic and Behavioral Models
2.8. Biology and Genetics in Suicide
2.8.1. Genetic and Hereditary Factors
2.8.2. Neurobiology of Suicide: Alterations in Neurotransmitters such as Serotonin and Their Impact on Suicidal Behavior
2.8.3. Biological Markers
2.8.4. Epigenetics and Stress
2.9. Suicide in Mental Disorders
2.9.1. Suicide in Major Depression
2.9.2. Bipolar Disorders and Suicidal Behaviors
2.9.3. Suicide in Psychotic Disorders
2.9.4. Suicide in Personality Disorders
2.10. Suicide in the Medical Patient
2.10.1. The Impact of Chronic Physical Illness
2.10.2. Cancer and Suicide
2.10.3. Neurological Disorders and Suicide
2.10.4. Palliative Care and Emotional Support
Module 3. Psychiatric/Psychological Treatment of Suicide
3.1. Approach to Suicidal Behavior in the Mentally Ill Person
3.1.1. Suicide in Mood Disorders
3.1.2. Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia and Psychosis
3.1.3. The Role of Anxiety Disorders and PTSD in Suicide
3.1.4. Suicide and Psychiatric Comorbidity
3.2. Approach to Suicidal Behavior in the Child and Adolescent Population
3.2.1. Risk and Protective Factors in Children and Adolescents
3.2.2. The Role of the Family in the Prevention of Child and Adolescent Suicide
3.2.3. Early Psychological Interventions in Adolescents with Suicidal Ideation
3.2.4. Therapeutic Approach in Situations of Bullying and Cyberbullying
3.3. Approach to Suicidal Behavior in the Psychogeriatric Population
3.3.1. Risk Factors in the Elderly
3.3.2. Depression and Dementia as Predictors of Suicide in the Elderly
3.3.3. Suicide Prevention in Nursing Homes and Palliative Care
3.3.4. Specific Interventions for Elderly People with Suicidal Ideation
3.4. Addressing Suicidal Behavior in At-Risk Groups and Persons at Risk of Discrimination or Violence
3.4.1. Suicide in the LGTBIQ+ Population: Stigma and Vulnerability
3.4.2. Suicide in Victims of Gender-Based Violence and Abuse
3.4.3. Migrants and Refugees: Psychosocial Risks and Barriers to Access to Treatment
3.4.4. Addressing Suicide in Indigenous Populations and Ethnic Minorities
3.5. Psychological Treatments 1
3.5.1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention
3.5.2. Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in Suicidal Patients
3.5.3. Acceptance and Commitment Based Therapies (ACT)
3.5.4. Group Therapy Interventions for Suicide Prevention
3.6. Psychological Treatments 2
3.6.1. Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Suicidal Behavior
3.6.2. Interpersonal Therapy in the Management of Suicidal Risk
3.6.3. Psychodynamic Treatments Applied to Suicidal Patients
3.6.4. Systemic Intervention Models in Family Settings
3.7. Psychological Treatments 3
3.7.1. Problem-Solving and Crisis Management Therapies
3.7.2. Mentalization-Based Psychotherapy in Suicidal Patients
3.7.3. Suicide Prevention through Strengths-Based Therapies
3.7.4. Narrative Therapy in Suicide Intervention
3.8. Psychopharmacological Treatment
3.8.1. Antidepressants and Their Use in Patients at Suicidal Risk
3.8.2. Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior
3.8.3. The Role of Anxiolytics and Benzodiazepines in the Management of Suicide
3.8.4. Pharmacological Treatments in Resistant Suicide
3.9. Advances in Neurobiological Research
3.9.1. Genetic and Epigenetic Bases of Predisposition to Suicide
3.9.2. Neuroimaging Studies in Patients with Suicidal Ideation
3.9.3. Alterations in Neurotransmitters and Hormone Systems in Suicide
3.9.4. New Therapeutic Targets Based on the Neurobiology of Suicide
3.10. Emerging Therapies in Suicide Prevention
3.10.1. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: ECT, TMS and Vagal Stimulation
3.10.2. Therapies Based on Psilocybin and Other Psychedelic Substances
3.10.3. Esketamine
3.10.4. The Use of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior
You will master the legal and ethical framework in suicide risk analysis, ensuring safe professional practice”
Postgraduate Diploma in Assessment of Suicidal Behavior
The growing awareness of the importance of addressing psychological problems has led to a significant increase in the demand for professionals trained in areas such as the assessment of suicidal behavior. Aware of the need to provide updated knowledge in the latest techniques and strategies to face this challenge, TECH has developed this comprehensive Postgraduate Diploma in Assessment of Suicidal Behavior. Through a 100% online methodology that combines technological innovation with academic rigor, you will delve into critical issues such as the identification of risk and protective factors, the development of personalized intervention plans and the application of cognitive-behavioral therapies. In addition, you will explore the ethical and legal implications in clinical practice, as well as the role of technology in patient monitoring and follow-up. In this way, you will acquire the necessary tools to approach the subject from multiple perspectives, ensuring a deeper and more effective understanding. You will also master clinical psychology and evidence-based interventions.
Take a specialized program in suicidal behavior assessment
By joining this university program, you will take full advantage of the tools and knowledge that TECH offers. Thanks to the flexibility of the online format, you will be able to combine your training with your work and personal life, which is especially beneficial in such a demanding field. As you progress through the curriculum, developed by industry experts, you will delve into the importance of early detection and timely intervention, as well as the use of advanced technologies to improve patient care. In addition, you will master the analysis of behavioral patterns, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, and the role of the family and community in supporting patients. From this, you will be better equipped to deliver high-quality care and contribute significantly to the reduction of suicide rates in the community. In turn, you will develop key skills that will enable you to address current challenges in the assessment of suicidal behavior. In short, this program not only represents an unparalleled opportunity to enhance your professional skills, but also to become part of a network of experts committed to mental health and the well-being of society. Apply now!