​1st Hour:

The 6-Step Model

• Learn the concept of mobility in action to help determine the clinician's course of action in crisis assessment.

• Learn core components of compassionate response to assist in creating trust with clients.

• Experience and practice the six steps of crisis intervention to help clients create their own plan for managing crisis.

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2nd Hour

The CASE Approach to Suicide Assessment

• Understand the concepts of the narrative approach of the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events.

• Understand the validity techniques that help the client give a more honest appraisal of their internal experience and behavior.

• Understand cognitive, social, family and mental health factors in suicide thought and intent.

• Learn specific factors in suicide intent and lethality and the role of burdensome in suicide intent.

• Learn the interventions that are appropriate at each level of risk.

• Experience and practice the stages of the CASE Approach.

• Learn components of a suicide intervention treatment plan.

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Break 15 minutes

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3rd Hour

NOVA Model of Postvention 

• Learn how the NOVA model can be used as a post-crisis response in a classroom setting or used in individual sessions.

• Learn crisis team response procedures.

• Learn the NOVA Model intervention format and the stages of the process.

• Experience and practice the NOVA model.

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Suicide Specific Assessment and Treatment Planning​

• ​Lean how to use the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.

• Learn how to develop a suicide specific treatment plan.​​​​

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