Beyond Imminent Risk: What to Do When Clients Remain Suicidal Over Time (MMD)
Starts Jul 17, 2026
2 credits
Full course description
Date
July 17, 2026 || 11AM - 1PM
Price
$50.00
CE/CEUs
2
Level
Intermediate
Length
2 Hours
Location
Live Webinar
Course Description
Many clinicians are trained to assess and respond to imminent risk. But what happens when a client remains chronically suicidal—without clear escalation?
- You may feel stuck in repetitive safety planning
- Unsure how much risk is “acceptable”
- Concerned about liability or documentation
- Emotionally drained or hypervigilant in sessions
This training is designed for those moments. This live, interactive webinar will help you move beyond crisis-only frameworks and develop a more nuanced, sustainable approach to working with chronic suicidality across the lifespan.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate chronic or passive suicidality from acute suicidal crises, including how intent, risk, and the function of suicidal thoughts may evolve over time.
- Identify common contributors and clinical presentations of chronic suicidality across the lifespan, including trauma, depression, chronic illness, existential distress, and identity loss.
- Apply developmentally informed and relational approaches to assessment and intervention that prioritize collaboration, autonomy, and long-term engagement rather than crisis management alone.
- Integrate therapeutic strategies beyond safety planning, including meaning-making, values-based work, distress tolerance, and hope-sustaining interventions while attending to clinician emotional responses and ethical tensions.
Target Learner
The target learner for this training is mental health clinicians and social workers.
Available Credit
- 2
- Social work and mental health practice in Nebraska, MMD CEs, clinical ACE CEs, NBCC credit
About Us
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