Suicide Prevention for Therapists: Awareness, Intervention, and Planning
This continuing education training equips therapists with practical, evidence-based tools to recognize and respond to suicide risk—both in their clients and within their professional community. Drawing from the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) framework, this session focuses on the unique challenges and responsibilities therapists face when navigating suicide risk. We’ll explore strategies for effective risk assessment, safety planning, and referral, while also addressing provider well-being, vicarious trauma, and how to support fellow clinicians in distress. The training offers actionable step...Read mores therapists can take when working with clients experiencing suicidal ideation. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the ethical and legal nuances of managing suicide risk within the therapeutic alliance and articulate a collaborative, documentation-based risk management strategy.
- Apply the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention to collaboratively create a multi-step suicide care plan with a client.
- Synthesize the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) framework and utilize it as a psychoeducational tool to empower clients to support their own social networks.
- Formulate a multi-layered self-care and peer support plan to mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma and burnout within their professional community.
Target Audience
Learning Levels
- Beginner
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
03:00 PM EDT - 04:00 PM EDT
About the speaker
CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour
CE Approvals
National Board for Certified Counselors
CE Process Info
Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:
- Complete evaluation forms for the event
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".
If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact your event organizer at therapist-support@tavahealth.com.
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