During the “Mastering the Tools of the Trade: Assessing Suicide Risk in Practice” webinar, attendees learned how to overcome barriers to utilizing the suicide risk toolkit and value risk screening and assessment as part of ethical mental health treatment practice. Attendees also learned how to combine the suicide risk toolkit with clinical skills to better engage, identify, and treat patients at risk for suicide as well as practice using evidence-based tools in conjunction with clinical skills. Helpful tools and resources from the presentation are provided below:
ASQ Suicide Risk Screening Tool
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
The next course is Friday, March 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on “There are no Bad People: The Circumstances View of Problem Behavior Part 1 (worth 3 General CEs) Register for the March offering and be sure to check out the full Partner’s for Kids Behavioral Health Community Education Series 2025 Course calendar for more trainings.