
Assessing, Addressing and Preventing Suicide
Information
Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify at least four signs of suicide risk in clients with whom they work.
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Utilize one or more suicide assessment screening instrument when suicidal risk is present.
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Explain at least three options for addressing suicidality in different situation.
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Utilize at least three strategies for suicide prevention.
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Describe at least three interventions to use with families after a member ends their life.
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Describe at least two signs of grief in children at different developmental stages.
Educational Goal
The educational goals of this workshop is for participants to be able to assess for suicidal risk, intervene when there is a risk and support individuals after they lose someone to suicide.
Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows a steady increase in suicide mortality between 1999 and 2018 with a 1% increase per year from 1999 to 2006 and 2% per year from 2006 through 2018. A recent study showed the percentage of young adults, ages 18 to 24 who have increased their likelihood of seriously considering suicide went up from 10.7% to 25.5% since the pandemic began. In this training, participants will learn how to identify signs of suicide risk, respond when there is suicide risk, and prevent suicide. Participants will learn strategies to use with system-involved youth who are suicidal through role play and case vignettes. They will also have the opportunity to determine signs and symptoms of suicide risk and will discuss prevention strategies to use with their clients.
This course meets the pre-licensure requirements for Suicide Assessment 6 hours, for individuals applying for a license with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters

Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW, is a clinical social worker who has worked in HMOs, public agencies, and private practice as both a mental-health provider and a supervisor for over thirty years. She has taught courses in HIV, human sexuality, diagnosis, clinical supervision, law and ethics, childhood psychopathology, trauma informed care, time management, vicarious traumatization and energy psychology at universities, conferences, and mental-health agencies.
Financially Sponsored By
- Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW