2026 Suicide Care Trainings
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In collaboration with the Behavioral Health Training Partnership we are pleased to offer suicide care trainings for mental health professionals and health care providers supporting individuals who may be at risk of suicide. These unique training opportunities are made possible through grant funding from the Department of Health Services to promote best practice and evidence-based techniques in recognizing, assessing and managing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin.
Training access instructions will be emailed to registered participants one week prior to the training. If you have not received your email, please email bhtp@uwgb.edu or Joanne tulachkj@uwgb.edu.
Upcoming Trainings:
Get an introduction to state of the art, empirically-supported, family-based suicide risk management practices to help therapists and clinical staff manage suicide concerns when they arise. See Details
January 28-29, 2026, 8:30am - 12:15pm CST each day
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35
Continuing Education Hours: 6.5
Trainer(s): Suzanne Levy, Ph.D.
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin
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This workshop provides an introduction to state of the art, empirically supported family-based suicide risk management practices to help therapists and clinical staff manage suicide concerns when they arise.
First, we discuss trauma informed care, adolescent and family development and the national concern about adolescent suicide risk. Then we teach a family-centered care approach to risk assessment and safety planning. Finally, we teach strategies for engaging families into the treatment process and how to conduct a first family session. Lecture, discussion, experiential exercises, and therapy videos are used throughout the workshop.
Learn a useable framework and accessible guidelines so you're able to competently manage suicide risk, incorporating the latest standards in suicide science and practice. See Details
February 24 & 26, 2026, 12:00 - 3:30pm CST each day
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35
Continuing Education Hours: 6.0
Trainer(s): Joyce Chu, Ph.D.; Chris Weaver, Ph.D.
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin
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This workshop will provide instruction and a forum for clinical discussion and case practice, on the current standards of practice for suicide prevention and management. A useable framework and accessible guidelines will ensure that workshop participants are able to competently manage suicide risk, incorporating the latest standards in suicide science and practice.
Throughout its content, this workshop addresses the management of suicide in diverse populations. Attendees will learn state-of-science theoretical, measurement, and applied research as practical approaches to assist clinicians in accounting for cultural influences on suicide risk among diverse populations. Aims are to provide guidance to advance culturally competent suicide research and practice.
Hone your skills with this AMSR training that is based on the latest research and designed to help participants provide safer suicide care. See Details
March 10-11, 2026, 8:30 - 11:45am CST each day
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35
Continuing Education Hours: 6.5
Trainer(s): Joanne Tulachka, MA, LPC, CSAC
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin
Register
AMSR for Outpatient Settings is a training workshop for behavioral health professionals. The 6.5-hour training program is based on the latest research and designed to help participants provide safer suicide care. Health care providers face many challenges when working with patients and clients at risk for suicide. For example, calm and compassion are needed the most and the hardest to maintain when working with someone at risk for suicide. Some patients may not disclose thoughts of suicide, and even when they do, the health care provider must make judgment calls about unpredictable outcomes, often with insufficient or contradictory information.
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
Gain practical skills to help professionals guide individuals and families in reducing access to firearms and medications during suicide risk. See Details
April 14, 2026 , 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): Liz Bartz, MS
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin
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The Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Clinical Workshop is a 4.0-hour training that aims to help those in mental health, medical, and human service professions to counsel individuals and their families to temporarily reduce access to firearms and dangerous medications during times of heightened suicide risk.
The use of means safety interventions is an important tool to keep individuals at risk safe during times of crisis. The CALM Clinical Workshop prepares clinicians to have collaborative and effective conversations about the safe storage of medications - the most common method of suicide attempt - and firearms - the most common method of suicide.
ASIST: LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Learn to recognize suicide risk, intervene effectively, and create a safety plan with LivingWorks ASIST, a two-day, skills-based workshop. See Details
May 27-28, 2025, 8:30am - 4:30pm CST
Tundra Lodge Resort & Conference Center, 865 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay, WI 54304
Fee: $70
Continuing Education Hours: 16.0
Trainer(s): LivingWorks trainers will be determined at a later date.
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin.
Register
LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day, interactive, skills-based workshop that prepares people to provide suicide first aid using a unique six-task model.
Trusted by professionals yet learnable by anyone, LivingWoks ASIST is the only workshop of its kind. Updated continually to reflect new knowledge, ASIST has been empowering people to provide skilled, life-saving interventions for 40 years.
ASIST is designed for anyone 16 and old who wants to learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.
CAMS-4Teens
Learn to assess, treat, and support teens at risk for suicide through CAMS-4Teens training, covering prevalence trends, assessment framework, and practical implementation tips. See Details
July 14, 2026, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): Kevin J. Crowley, Ph.D.
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin
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The CAMS-4Teens half-day training covers multiple aspects of youth suicide risk and treatment. Participants will receive up-to-date information on prevalence rates and recent trends in youth suicide and self-harm, particularly for demographics with increasing rates and risk. Participants will also receive a brief review of the CAMS initial assessment and treatment framework, along with recommendations and numerous tips for implementing the CAMS model with teens. Issues specific to working with teens and their families are covered.
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (BCBT)
for Suicide Prevention
Gain essential skills to assess, manage, and treat suicide risk with intensive training and a step-by-step review of the 12-session BCBT protocol. See Details
August 12-13, 2026, 8:30am - 4:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $70
Continuing Education Hours: 13.0
Trainer(s): David Rozek, Ph.D., ABPP
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin
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This two-day workshop is geared towards mental health professionals seeking to acquire entry-level information and training on the assessment, management, and treatment of suicide risk among suicidal individuals. The first portion of the workshop provides intensive training in core competencies for the clinical care of suicidal patents, including general interpersonal dynamics, standardization of suicide-related terminology, and documentation strategies. The workshop then provides a detailed, step-by-step review of the 12-session brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) treatment protocol. Practical strategies for effective treatment delivery are provided using case examples, role plays, videos, and skills practice, which illustrate concepts and interventions.
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