At the Intersection of Guns and Mental Health - The Introductory Course: SELF-PACED ONLINE

This course is the first of three parts. If taken in succession, completion will result in achievement of full WTTA certification in firearms and mental health culture. The introduction course is designed to cover the principles of firearms, firearms culture, and suicide prevention and intervention as they relate to firearms.

At the end of this course, attendees will: 

• Increase understanding of suicide by firearm and its disproportionate presence in American culture, particularly as it relates to overall firearm deaths

• Improve their understanding of the stigma related to mental health care among gun owners including veterans and first responders;

• Learn how to validate emotional experiences of gun owners;

• Increase their empathy and understanding related to gun culture;

• Improve their understanding of firearms broadly, including types, classes, and uses;

• Gain new information on expected standards and need for clinical contributions to the field;

• Understand “red flag laws” and transfer laws, along with clinician responsibility and ethical scope in Nevada

Presented by: Jake Wiskerchen, MFT, NCC, Rob Pincus, Michael Sodini

Continuing Education Units: 3 CEUs

This training is approved for continuing education units by the boards listed here.

• This course has been approved by CASAT, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 3 CEUs. NAADAC Provider #98165. CASAT is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

• This course applies to the following Counselor Skill Groups as defined by NAADAC: Counseling Services; Legal, Ethical, and Professional Care. 

*Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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