Suicide Risk & Assessment: Evidence-based Practices for Treating Suicidal Patients Using LRAMP (6hrs)

Online training offering CEs for mental health professionals sponsored by Heisel & Associates (see “Our CE Courses are approved by these boards”)

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 

Time: Start - 9am; end 4:15pm PST (includes breaks)

Location: Online

Training Description

According to the World Health Organization, about one million people die by suicide every year worldwide, which makes suicide prevention one of the most important challenges of public and mental health. Studies show that specific suicide-related variables, namely, having training in suicide and a higher number of patient suicide attempts, were associated to a higher probability to perform a comprehensive assessment by health professionals. While research shows high rates of contact with health professionals before a suicidal act, many other professionals and paraprofessionals including police, homeless shelter staff, and community leaders also encounter people at high risk of suicide with inadequate training. This live online training is intended for all experience levels of professionals who interact with and wish to be able to intervene with clients expressing suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self injury.

Objectives

Participants will be able to identify own personal beliefs around suicide and how that impacts their ability to work with suicidal clients.

Participants will understand population risk and protective factors.

Participants will be able to identify individual risk and protective factors.

Participants will be able to differentiate between suicide ideation and active suicidal planning.

Participants will be able to perform a risk assessment for suicidal clients, utilizing the LRAMP.

Participants will be able to hold conversations about suicide risk with appropriate validation and distress tolerance, attuned to the communication needs of the client.

Participants will be able craft an effective risk response plan that will increase client safety.

Participants will be able to document a suicide risk intervention session using LRAMP.

Participants will understand legal and ethical duties related to suicide in clients, including documentation.

Participants will learn skills for processing own emotional responses post intervention for increased suicide risk.

Presenter

Charese Allen, LCSW is the founder and owner of Pacific DBT Collaborative, working with individuals who struggle with a wide range and intensity of risk behaviors, including suicidality and nonsuicidal self injury (NSSI). She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ who has worked in the mental health field since 2003 in various settings including Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at UCSF, University of Washington in Seattle, and Kaiser Permanente in Richmond. She obtained both her undergraduate degree in psychology and her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Washington in Seattle. While in Seattle, Charese worked as a research assistant and clinical assessor at the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC) on multiple studies with Marsha Linehan, PhD. 

In addition to DBT, Charese has received training in multiple other evidence-based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERPx), Prolonged Exposure, (PE) Functional Analytic Therapy (FAP), Cognitive Processing Therapy, (CPT) Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention.