Navigating the Depths: Essential Skills for Suicide Prevention in Therapy

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Format: On-demand, self-paced video training

Access Duration: 90 days from purchase

Earn 6 CEUs; Certificate available immediately upon completion

NASW Approved – New Hampshire Chapter

Registration Fee: $49


Intended Audience:

This training is designed for mental health clinicians, including LCSWs, LICSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, LCMHCs, psychologists, school counselors, interns, and other behavioral health professionals seeking to enhance their clinical skills.


Disclosure Statement:

This training was developed independently prior to the creation of Infinite Learning Institute (ILI). It does not meet the current educational, instructional, or production standards set forth by ILI. For this reason, it is offered at a substantially discounted rate and is not representative of the quality or structure of official ILI programming.

Description:

Navigating the Depths: Essential Skills for Suicide Prevention is a clinical training designed to equip mental health professionals with the practical skills, confidence, and clinical judgment necessary to assess and respond effectively to suicide risk. Suicide prevention requires more than asking direct questions — it demands structured risk assessment, thoughtful documentation, collaborative safety planning, and the ability to remain grounded in high-stakes clinical moments. This training provides clinicians with evidence-informed tools to navigate those moments with clarity and competence.


Participants will learn how to conduct thorough suicide risk assessments that identify risk factors, protective factors, warning signs, and levels of acuity. The course emphasizes moving beyond checklist-style questioning to develop meaningful clinical conversations that foster honesty, reduce shame, and strengthen therapeutic alliance. Clinicians will also examine common myths about suicide, understand the role of clinical formulation in risk determination, and differentiate between passive ideation, active ideation, intent, and plan.


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