Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning

Live Interactive Webinar

Instructor: Lindsay Bornheimer, Ph.D., LCSW

Level: Intermediate

CEs: 6

Dates: September 10 and 11, 2024, 12-3:15 p.m. ET

This is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs, you must attend both days

Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide. Nearly 50 percent of individuals who die by suicide see a healthcare provider within a month of death, yet suicide risk assessment and treatment is consistently difficult in practice. With the majority of mental health services in the U.S. being delivered by social workers, it is imperative that risk assessment and safety planning knowledge and skills are in place for our work with clients with the ultimate goal being to prevent premature suicidal death.

This workshop will discuss and present on suicide as public health issue in the U.S., risk and protective factors, warning signs, barriers to help-seeking, risk assessment process and risk formulation, safety planning and cultural humility in risk assessment with use of a clinical case. This workshop is focused on the adult population.