Day 2: Suicide Risk and Postvention, Motivational Interviewing, Personality Disorders in a Healthcare Setting

September 22, 2026

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for nurses, social workers, and case managers across the Military Health System (MHS). A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain suicide risk as well as evidence-informed clinical care pathway.
  2. Have awareness of suicide risk and protective factors.
  3. Have knowledge about suicidal behavior, screening for suicide risk, and conducting a risk assessment.
  4. Anticipate the personal and professional impact of client suicide loss.
  5. Implement postvention strategies to promote resilience and healing.
  6. Describe how Motivational Interviewing (MI) supports case management.
  7. Use core MI skills to reduce discord and increase engagement.
  8. Identify change talk and respond in a way that strengthens motivation.
  9. Apply MI skills in virtual encounters.
  10. Define and describe the characteristics and diagnostic features of Personality Disorders.
  11. Examine the history, development, and contributing factors associated with Personality Disorders.
  12. Identify common signs, symptoms, and behavioral patterns associated with Personality Disorders.
  13. Explain the potential impact of Personality Disorders on unit dynamics, relationships, and mission effectiveness.
  14. Recognize how individuals with Personality Disorders may present during face-to-face interactions and clinical or workplace encounters.
  15. Review evidence-informed treatment approaches, practical interventions, and management strategies for supporting individuals with Personality Disorders.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC

    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 4.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 4.00 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA J7 CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 continuing education credits.

  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 4.00 The Commission CCM

    This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to 4.00 CE contact hours.

    Activity Code: PENDING Approval Number: PENDING

    To claim these CEs, log into your dashboard at www.yourcommission.org.

  • 4.00 IPCE

    In support of improving patient care, DHA J-7 CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Course opens: 
09/14/2026
Course expires: 
10/09/2026
Event starts: 
09/22/2026 - 11:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/22/2026 - 3:30pm EDT

Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Stephen Carr, LPC, LCSW-S, LCDC, MAC. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Gregory Gannon, LCSW, EAS-C. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose. No commercial support was provided for this activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 ANCC

    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 4.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 4.00 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA J7 CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 continuing education credits.

  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 4.00 The Commission CCM

    This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to 4.00 CE contact hours.

    Activity Code: PENDING Approval Number: PENDING

    To claim these CEs, log into your dashboard at www.yourcommission.org.

  • 4.00 IPCE

    In support of improving patient care, DHA J-7 CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

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Requirements:  CE/CME certificates are awarded to MHS participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest with a minimum score of 80% unless noted otherwise. The deadline to claim credit is Oct 9, 2026.

Access Code/Accommodations: Some activities require an access code to register or claim CE/CME credit. For inquiries regarding the access code or accommodations, please email [Event POC Name] at [Event POC Email]. 

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There is no cost to participate in this activity.

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