In this Bell Works Talks, Pam Marcus will discuss the importance of assessing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) when predicting the risk for suicide.

Ms. Marcus is an Advanced Practice Nurse Psychotherapist in Private Practice in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She provides psychotherapy to individuals and families experiencing a variety of diagnoses, such as Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, Personality Disorders, Gender Dysphoria, Substance Use Disorder and Affect Disorders. Her area of interest is to prevent feelings or thoughts of suicidal by addressing the hopelessness and powerlessness often experienced by these individuals.

Ms. Marcus is currently a Professor of Nursing at Prince George’s Community College. She was the former Clinical Director for the Crisis Response System where she provided direct patient care as well as clinical supervision for the mobile crisis dispatch team; urgent care clinic; Intensive Family in Home Team; and telephone triage for crisis intervention.

Ms. Marcus lectures and consults extensively on psychiatric nursing. She has authored many chapters in several Psychiatric Mental Health nursing textbooks. She has authored two Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing skills, Mosby/Elsevier Nursing Skills Online and is a content expert. Ms. Marcus presently serves on the Peer Review Committee for the periodical Journal of Addictions Nursing: A Journal for the Prevention and Management of Addictions. She has provided peer review on continuing education programs for American Psychiatric Nursing Association. Ms. Marcus provides content expert evaluations for InterQual by McKesson, Clinical Practice Guidelines. Ms. Marcus is currently participating in the American Psychiatric Association’s initiative Quality Measures.

Ms. Marcus was awarded the national honor of Excellence in Practice – Advanced Practice by American Psychiatric Nurses Association, November 2012.

Resources:

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/brfss/https://harvardcenter.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ACEsInfographic_080218.pdf (ACEs graphic)National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention