Name: Emotions and the risky behaviours that go with them: An update on assessing risk to self
Start: 2022-04-20T09:00:00+1200
End: 2022-04-20T12:00:59+1200
Location: Zoom

A 3 hour online workshop with Dr Marthinus Bekker (NZ)

Risk assessment is a core part of our daily clinical work and yet it remains one of the most uncertain. And at times the anxiety this raises in us as clinicians can drive ineffective risk mitigating behaviour rather than effective interventions to help clients achieve a life worth living for. This workshop leans heavily on my DBT background and will provide a summary of what we know about suicide and self-harm in New Zealand today, explore the risk factors we should look out for briefly, and discuss formulating risk rather than trying to classify it.

(This session will be recorded for all those who are registered but can't make it on the day)

Dr Marthinus Bekker

Marthinus Bekker, is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences on the Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Course, and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in private practice. He has worked in roles ranging from Child Adolescent & Family Services through to Inpatient and Forensic services as a clinician and has a particular interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, being one of a handful to be Linehan Board Certified in NZ.