2027 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:
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
January 25 & 27, 2027, 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 Wiscon
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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.
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.
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
February 17-18, 2027, 8:30am - 12:15pm CST each day
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35
Continuing Education Hours: 7.0
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.
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 17-18, 2027, 8:30 - 11:45am CDT 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.
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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.
Gain practical skills to help professionals guide individuals and families in reducing access to firearms and medications during suicide risk. See Details
April 29, 2027, 8:30am - 12:30pm CDT
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.
Practice culturally responsive suicide prevention, assessment, crisis management, and intervention strategies through hands-on case consultation. See Details
June 15, 2027, 12:00 - 4:00pm CDT
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15
Continuing Education Hours: 3.5
Trainer(s): Joyce Chu, Ph.D.; Chris Weaver, Ph.D.
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin.
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The Suicide 202 training workshop is a follow-up to the “Suicide 201: Suicide Prevention and Management for Diverse Clientele” course. Suicide 202 provides the opportunity for hands-on practice via case conference with de-identified clients experiencing various suicide risk levels and crisis situations. Interactive learning will emphasize the practical application of evidence-based and culturally responsive approaches to suicide screening, assessment, crisis management, and interventions to facilitate safety and recovery while accounting for liability considerations. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in case consultation on de-identified cases. Aims are to provide hands-on guidance to advance culturally responsive suicide prevention and management amongst clinicians and therapists.
UWGB Behavioral Health Training Partnership