Name
P04 – Suicide, Social Media, and Substance Use: The Risk for Adults and Adolescents (3 Ethics CE) - $85 Additional Fee Required
Date & Time
Thursday, February 15, 2018, 5:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Pamela Harmell
Description
Note: This optional workshop has a separate registration fee and includes a networking dinner.
 
Workshop Curriculum:
The first hour will discuss general legal and ethical issues related to the use of DSM-5’s Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: proper diagnosing; research and statistics related to social media and suicide, cybersuicide, and cyberbullicide; and legal and ethical issues related to “safety agreements.”
 
The second hour will discuss HIPAA’s applicability to platforms such as Skype, FaceTime, iMessage, and text messaging, especially in the context of recognizing suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Participants will review the American Academy of Pediatrics‘ suicide assessment for adolescents and teens, death with dignity laws in Arizona, and ethical considerations in informed consent and opioid treatment.
 
The third hour will explore the legal and ethical considerations of trying to prevent the use of suicide Web sites on the Internet, unethical addiction practices, questionable practices in addiction treatment, research-based treatment for opioid abuse, and barriers to effective treatment.
 
Pamela Harmell, PhD, a full-time senior lecturer at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, has written extensively in professional publications on ethical practice.
 
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:
  • Identify and discuss and the connection between social media and suicide.
  • Identify and discuss the legal and ethical considerations of trying to prevent suicide websites on the internet
  • Identify proper use of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ SAD PERSONS suicide assessment procedure for adolescents and teens