This course is broken down into two (4-hour) modules consisting of 11 individual lessons.
The ROADMAP will provide a step-by-step plan to process a case from start to finish. The ROADMAP will take learners from Lesson 1 through Lesson 11.
Short cases and simulated case studies are provided in each lesson to help learners see the process and protocols first-hand.
Congratulations and Welcome!
You have been officially accepted in the Blue Wall Institute’s course Case Studies in Law Enforcement Suicide: Post-Mortem Psychological Examination. This course will provide a general understanding about a death by suicide, more specifically, suicide among law enforcement personnel. This course is designed to guide learners through a step-by-step process of developing a psychological autopsy. This will include a final written product that outlines in-depth the life and circumstances that ultimately resulted in death. We will never fully know everything about a death by suicide, as anyone involved usually has pieces of this dynamic puzzle. Some will have more pieces than others, which is why understanding a suicide death in its entirety can be time-consuming and difficult. However, this process will provide a clearer picture of the final months, weeks, days, and hours in the individuals life. It will also provide insight into areas needing further examination and investigation.
Suicide among our first responder populations is a leading cause of death and the time is now to do something different. This silent killer is getting more attention but much more needs to be done regarding what can be gathered and collected. To better understand “why” this is happening, we must do something with the information and data being collected from such deaths. This course will help learners to make sense of the information collected in a meaningful way, such as future prevention, intervention, and awareness efforts.
We look forward to working with each of you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Olivia Johnson & Dr. Jorey Krawczyn
Instructor introductions will go here.
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