Training Class Details
Class Title: BBS- Suicide Assessment and Prevention- 6 CE Credits
Class Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Class Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Availability: Employees and Eligible Participants
Available spaces: 0
Class Location: Webinar: Access details will be emailed the business day before the training.
[ Online ]
[ Online ], CA 94618
Class Trainers: Nicole Nelson
Class Description:

BBS- Suicide Assessment & Prevention - 6 CEs


 

 

During this training, participants will review their roles in assessing and intervening to prevent suicide as defined by professional organizational ethics and legal statutes.  They will also view current Centers for Disease Control (CDC) statistics identifying demographic trends of suicide completion and exploring the most lethal methods of suicide attempts.  Participants will learn to identify risk and protective factors for suicide as defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  They will also be introduced to Thomas Joiner’s Interpersonal Theory of Suicide to better understand drivers for suicide.  Participants will be introduced to the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) screening and brief suicide assessment tools as a best practice for opening new clients and for assessing suicide risk when there is a positive screening and when there is suspicion of suicidality with current clients.  Participants will use Edwin Shneidman’s Ten Commonalities of Suicide as a basis for having conversations with suicidal individuals.  Participants will also discuss evidence-based practices for managing suicidality including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A), and Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS).  Participants will be provided handouts, a PowerPoint, experiential exercises as well as an aftercare test to reinforce learning.

 

Class Objectives:

  • Who is most at risk for attempting or completing suicide?
  • What objects, substances and actions are commonly used in suicide attempts?
  • When do we screen for suicide risk? How do we assess for suicide risk?
  • How do we distinguish between non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal rehearsals?
  • How do we safety plan with suicide risk is present?  What other options are available?
  • How do we appropriately document suicide risk assessments?
  • How to we treatment plan to manage suicide risk?

 

Trainer Bio

 Megan Thomas is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist that has worked at Seneca for 7 years. She is the Clinical Supervisor for the Therapeutic Behavioral Service Program at Santa Clara and has worked with youth and families for the past five years addressing high risk behavioral concerns and needs. Megan has experience in both Crisis Management and Safety planning as well as assessment and risk screenings. She became a certified Suicide Prevention Trainer in 2020 to continue to support staff in addressing client and family needs.  

 

IMPORTANT

You must work with dependent (foster& probation) youth in Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano County in order to attend our trainings. Trainings are free for those eligible to attend.

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Course meets the qualifications for 6 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Seneca Family of Agencies is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Seneca Family of Agencies maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Provided by Seneca Family of Agencies, Provider #135057.  

We are unable to provide certificates of completion if more than 15 minutes of each course content is missed.

 

See full Continuing Education (CE) information here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EwDiMO1rurdWG62QwDl9EZvlNebO_Z4x/view?usp=drive_link 



TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ATTENDING THIS TRAINING, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED: 

• You must sign IN & OUT before you leave. 

• You must fully complete SENECA CAMFT evaluations, before leaving your training, with your full name legibly written.

 

CERTIFICATES

*** Certificates will not be given on the day of the training. ***

Completion Certificates can be obtained by emailing:

CERTIFICATES@senecacenter.org

 

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY

All registered participants must cancel 48 hours in advance, if no longer able to attend. Cancellation can be done electronically through registration confirmation email or by calling:

If you have any questions or would like to report a grievance, please contact:

Seneca Institute for Advanced Practice

8945 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA 94605

(510) 654-4004 x2244

training@senecacenter.org

 

In accordance with California Civil Code Section 54.1 any disabled person who may require accommodations (transportation) to participate in any trainings or events, please contact the Training Department at 510-654-4004 at least 5 days in advance of the event.

 

Trainings provided by Seneca Family of Agencies, in partnership with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano. Trainings in Monterey provided in partnership with Hartnell College and Monterey County. Funding provided through Title IV-E.