WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:  

This Beck Institute virtual workshop will provide an overview of evidence-based cognitive behavioral strategies that can be utilized for the assessment and treatment of individuals with suicide-related ideation and/or behaviors. Emphasis will be placed on biopsychosocial risk and protective indicators for suicide. Attendees will be introduced to the suicide nomenclature, best practices in documentation, and will learn how to continually assess for suicide risk, using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. In terms of treatment, first, attendees will learn about basic cognitive behavioral strategies for structuring sessions – including setting a collaborative agenda, prioritizing items on the session agenda, assigning action plan(s), measuring progress, and eliciting feedback. Second, attendees will become familiar with Aaron Beck’s cognitive model for suicide as a framework for conceptualizing and treating their patients. Third, the components of an efficacious, trans-diagnostic, and brief 10-session outpatient Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CT-SP) protocol will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on specific techniques of intervention (e.g., assisting patient with the suicide “story” narrative, building skills such as emotion regulation and problem solving, instilling hope, planning for safety, preventing relapse) in order to assist providers in maximizing the safety of individuals at risk for suicide. Information about helpful online tools and resources will be provided. Attendees will practice learned strategies within a virtual setting and questions about expected implementation challenges will be addressed. Finally, attendees will learn about the warning signs of professional burnout and discuss the importance of self-care strategies, particularly as they provide services to this highly vulnerable and challenging patient population.

(Please plan to attend all sessions) Sessions were spaced out over multiple days to allow for clinicians to attend in 3-hour segments instead of entire days. Please save all dates in your calendar.

Tuesday, Nov 1  (Session 1) - 9am to 12pm PT

 Friday,  Nov 4    (Session 2) -  9am to 12pm PT

Tuesday, Nov 8  (Session 3) - 9am to 12pm PT

 Friday,  Nov  11 (Session 4) - 9am to 12pm PT

Monday, Nov 14 (Session 5) - 9am to 12pm PT

Tuesday, Nov 29 (Session 6) - 9am to 12pm PT

Important note about Continuing Education Credits (CEs):

This training has been accepted through AOCMHP as a MHACBO accredited and approved training. Attendees may receive a certificate for this training indicating MHACBO approval. A link will be sent out after the training.

 For those needing Social Work or other CEUs specifically, you can take your training completion certificate and course info to seek approval to your individual licensing boards. Beck Institute is unable to provide CEs for organizational trainings, whether virtual or in-person (unfortunately it is impossible with their current CE provider). However, they’d be happy to provide documents for individuals to seek approval.

Training link and materials will be sent out.