Mental Health Crises and Communication
Communicating with patients in crisis: behavioral emergencies, suicide risk, de-escalation, mental health law, grief and paramedic mental health.
PARA-180 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Paramedicine
Course content
- 1Therapeutic communicationComing
- 2Behavioral emergenciesComing
- 3Suicide risk assessmentComing
- 4Substance use and intoxicationComing
- 5Agitation and de-escalationComing
- 6PsychosisComing
- 7Mental health holds and involuntary assessmentComing
- 8Trauma-informed careComing
- 9Death, dying and griefComing
- 10Cultural humility and diverse communitiesComing
- 11Paramedic mental health and peer supportComing
- 12Communication scenariosComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Communicating with patients in crisis: behavioral emergencies, suicide risk, de-escalation, mental health law, grief and paramedic mental health.
Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 1.