This Training is For YOU if:
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If you are a mental health clinician looking to learn effective ways to assess client safety when they present with suicidal thoughts.
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Are interested in earning 2 CE credits (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, and/or LEP) CAMFT approved provider #1032321.
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Want to gain PRACTICAL SKILLS for assessing client safety.
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May feel uncertain and wants to feel more confidence in using your skills to assess safety.
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Want a safe and non-judgmental learning environment where you can ask your questions.
What you will leave with:
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An understanding of how to differentiate between warning signs and risk factors of suicidality.
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Practical skills for managing your own anxiety and overwhelm when engaging with client when they are feeling suicidal.
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How to effectively and efficiently use evidence-based assessment tools during your assessment.
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Learn the GOLD STANDARD for assessing client safety.
Instructor:
HEATHER AYERS-CLUFF, LCSW, PPSC
Heather has extensive experience in assessing needs, risks and developing protocols for high-risk situations. She managed behavioral health services in various middle and high schools where she conducts risk and safety assessment trainings for school staff and medical providers throughout various organizations. Additionally, she worked at UCLA Health as a Clinical Advisor in out-patient mental health where she conducted trainings for over 140 primary care physicians on how to effectively screen patients for suicide within the primary care setting. She created and implemented a triage protocol to support individuals, adolescents, and families in connecting with the appropriate level of care. Prior to that, Heather worked at Children's Hospital Los Angeles in the Emergency Department where she evaluated teens and young adults who presented with mental health crises.
Her extensive experience with individuals in high-risk situations that involve suicidal and homicidal ideation allows her to share and support other practitioners in developing best practice protocols for their clients.