Continuing Education
About The Live CE Event
Date and Time: Friday, 12/5/25, 10am – 1pm EST
Learning Method: Synchronous distance (interactive). Attendees will also get access to a recorded video and the presented resources.
Amount of CE Credit Offered: 3 credits for both ASWB ACE and NBCC.
Fees: This live event is available to subscribers of our annual unlimited continuing education subscription, available for $99/year, which includes 6+ live events per year and 150+ CE courses!
Certificate of Completion: To receive a certificate of completion, you must attend the entire live event.
Course Description: This training provides clinicians with practical tools for assessing and treating suicidal ideation and self-injurious behaviors with minor and adult clients. Participants will learn how to strengthen therapeutic rapport to support safety and trust, respond effectively to disclosures, and conduct immediate and ongoing risk assessments. This presenter will review strategies for developing collaborative safety plans, implementing coping and replacement skills, and involving caregivers appropriately in the treatment process as needed.
Learning Objectives:
- Assess a client’s risk status and determine when referral to a higher level of care is warranted.
- List skills that facilitate rapport-building with clients following a disclosure of suicidal ideation or self-harm.
- Describe deliberation data and discuss the role of means restriction in client safety.
- Prepare a developmentally-appropriate safety plan in collaboration with clients and caregivers.
- Identify replacement techniques and coping skills that reduce self-harm urges and increase emotion regulation.
- Discuss strategies for engaging caregivers in safety planning and ongoing monitoring between sessions.
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