Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (BCBT-SP)
April 11-12, 2022
8:30am - 4:00pm daily
Virtual, via Zoom
Fee: $50
Continuing Education Hours: 12.0
This two-day workshop is geared towards mental health professionals seeking to acquire entry-level information and training on the assessment, management, and treatment of suicide risk among suicidal individuals. The first portion of the workshop provides intensive training in core competencies for the clinical care of suicidal patients, including general interpersonal dynamics, standardization of suicide-related terminology, and documentation strategies. The workshop then provides a detailed, step-by-step review of the 12-session brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) treatment protocol. The treatment is divided into three phases including Emotion Regulation and Crisis Management, Undermining the Suicidal Belief System, and Relapse Prevention. Practical strategies for effective treatment delivery are provided using case examples, role plays, videos, and skills practice, which illustrate concepts and interventions.
Crisis Response Planning (CRP)
June 17, 2022
8:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual, via Zoom
Fee: $15
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
This workshop is designed to enhance individuals’ knowledge about crisis response planning for managing acute suicide risk, and to increase their ability to confidently and competently administer this intervention with at-risk individuals. The first half of the workshop provides didactic knowledge about suicide, the development of the crisis response plan intervention, and its empirical support, all of which are designed to increase knowledge. The second half of the workshop includes clinical demonstrations by the instructor and skills practice by attendees, which are designed for individuals to acquire skill competency.
When Conversation Turns to Suicide
July 11 -14, 2022
8:00am - 12:00pm, daily
Virtual, via Zoom
Fee: $50
Continuing Education Hours: 16.0
When Conversation Turns to Suicide is a training for providers, peer supporters, family, friends and others in the community who want to build understanding, and develop skills to aid them in more effectively supporting others who might be struggling with suicidal thoughts.
This training is rooted in the 'Alternatives to Suicide' approach and offers an alternative to more medicalized suicide prevention and related programs such as QPR, ASIST, and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) that tend to emphasize largely ineffective and potentially harmfully coercive assessment and referral strategies.
Participants in this training will explore:
• Myths and misunderstandings related to suicide and how to help
• The relationship of trauma, and losses of power and control to suicide
• An alternative framework for support
• Ways to share power in your supporter role
• Ways to take care of yourself both before and after offering support
• How to influence change in suicide prevention policies and beyond
Each training participant will receive a training manual full of resources to support them in advocating for, facilitating and sustaining groups
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
August 30, 2022
8:30am - 4:00pm
Virtual, via Zoom
Fee: $25
Continuing Education Hours: 6.5
This educational training is intended for any mental health provider who would like an overview of clinical suicidology and the CAMS framework. The content of the morning section of the educational training would first emphasize current epidemiology rates and commonly accepted theories of suicidal behaviors. Then, we would shift to discuss guidelines for suicide-specific assessments, suicide-focused intervention packages, and the benefits of each for addressing suicidal ideation and suicide behaviors. The afternoon section would then provide more information about the problems CAMS can specifically answer. We would first describe the CAMS philosophy and recommended practices in detail, and we'll use several video clips to demonstrate what CAMS looks like, how it hones in on "drivers," and what the average course of care entails.
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) for Outpatient Settings
September 21, 2022
8:30am - 4:00pm
Virtual, via Zoom
Fee: $25
Continuing Education Hours: 6.5
AMSR for Outpatient Settings is a one-day training workshop for behavioral health professionals. The 6.5-hour training program is based on the latest research and designed to help participants provide safer suicide care. Health care providers face many challenges when working with patients and clients at risk for suicide. Some patients may not disclose thoughts of suicide, and even when they do, the health care provider must make judgment calls about unpredictable outcomes, often with insufficient or contradictory information. This training will develop the five areas of competency for AMSR:
• Approaching your work
• Understanding Suicide
• Gathering Information
• Formulating Risk
• Planning and Responding
AMSR’s research-informed risk formulation model helps behavioral health professionals feel confident navigating challenging conversations and offers key strategies for providing compassionate care to people at risk for suicide. Joanne Tulachka, an authorized expert AMSR trainer, will teach essential skills through videos, live demonstrations, and paired and written practice.