This course offers a structured and practical approach to understanding and managing clinical risk in mental health and general healthcare settings. You will learn how to assess risk across key domains—such as suicide, self-harm, violence, neglect, and vulnerability—and how to translate this assessment into clear clinical formulations and safe, ethical management plans.
Through real-world case examples, evidence-based tools, and guided exercises, you’ll develop the skills to identify early warning signs, evaluate risk levels, and make defensible decisions in complex clinical situations. This course is essential for clinicians, therapists, mental health workers, and healthcare professionals involved in direct patient care or multidisciplinary teams.
What You’ll Learn:
- Principles and types of clinical risk (e.g., harm to self or others)
- Structured professional judgment tools and risk assessment models
- Writing and communicating clinical formulations effectively
- Developing dynamic and collaborative risk management plans
- Ethical and legal considerations in risk documentation and decision-making
