Suicide and Violence: Perspectives on Managing Suicidal Risk and Targeted Violence

Risk for suicide and risk for violence can sometimes be closely connected within certain clinical presentations in various clinical settings. This webinar we will first consider what we know about assessing, managing, and treating suicidal risk. There will then be a consideration of what we know about assessing, managing, and treating risk for violence. Drawing from decades of clinical and research experiences, both Dr. Jobes and Cardeli will provide highlights related to contemporary clinical suicidology along with new perspectives from an emerging field of clinical study focused on “targeted violence and terrorism” (TVT). This presentation will provide practical information on these crucial high risk issues and also consider the interface of suicidal risk with violence risk for distressed patients.

About Emma Cardeli, Ph.D.

Emma Cardeli, Ph.D. is the Clinical Director of the Massachusetts Area Prevention Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, the Co-Director of the hospital’s Global Mental Health Program, and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cardeli is the lead developer of the T-SAM, the first risk assessment and management tool that can be used by frontline clinicians to guide therapeutic intervention for individuals at risk for premeditated violence. She provides global training and consultation in trauma-informed care and prevention. Dr. Cardeli is also a CAMS Trainer & Consultant and co-led Boston Children’s Zero Suicide initiative to implement CAMS across all ambulatory and inpatient practice environments within the hospital. Her research focuses on the relationship between childhood trauma and developmental trajectories of risk behaviors; distilling effective, multi-systemic strategies for preventing violence; and strengthening the capacity of healthcare systems to meet the needs of underserved populations.

About David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP

David Jobes, PhD, ABPP, is the founder of CAMS-care, LLC. He began his career in 1987 in the Counseling Center of the Catholic University of America, where he developed a suicide risk assessment tool for college students that evolved into an evidence-based treatment, CAMS, recognized by the Joint Commission, the Surgeon General, Zero Suicide, and the CDC. Dr. Jobes is now a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Clinical Training at Catholic; he has trained thousands of mental health professionals in the United States and abroad in evidence-based assessment and treatment of suicide risk and the use of CAMS.