26426 - Suicide - Navigating Assessment, Treatment, and Referral-December 11 at 1 pm

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Title: Suicide – Navigating Assessment, Treatment, and Referral

Presented By: Shari Grady, PhD, LPC, LCPC

Program #: 26426

Date(s): Thursday, December 11, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM, Central Time

Format: Live Interactive Webinar, Synchronous Distance Learning

Location: Online

CE Credit Awarded: 3 [Clinical/Suicide Prevention] CE Credits

Total Minutes of Educational Instruction: 180 Minutes

Fee: $69; fee collected at registration includes attendance for the training and CE certificate issuance

 

Agenda:

 

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (90 Minutes Educational Instruction)

 

Overview & Epidemiology of Suicide (Slides 1-10 | 1:00 PM -1:15 PM | 15 minutes)

·       Rising US rates, demographic data, professional exposure

 

Historical & Theoretical Perspectives (Slides 11-20 | 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | 15 minutes)

·       Psychoanalytic through contemporary models (Freud to Joiner & Van Orden)

 

Warning Signs & Risk Indicators (Slides 21-26 | 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM | 20 minutes)

·       Emotional, cognitive, and behavioral cues

·       Preparatory behaviors

 

Suicide Assessment (Tasks 1-5) (Slides 27-33 | 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM | 20 minutes)

·       History

·       Precipitating events

·       External supports

·       Affect tolerance

·       Protective factors

 

Suicide Assessment (Tasks 6-10) (Slides 34-40 | 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM | 20 minutes)

·       Accelerants

·       Rigidity

·       Conscious plan

·       Suicide fantasies

·       Attentional Fixation

·       Screening Tools (C-SSRS, SBQ-R)

 

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – BREAK (15 minutes)

 

2:45 PM – 4:15 PM (90 Minutes Educational Instruction)

 

Treatment & Clinical Interventions (Slides 41-49 | 2:45 PM – 3:10 PM | 25 minutes)

·       Collect – Connect – Protect Model

·       Safety and action planning

·       Coping strategies

 

Challenging Cognitive Distortions & Irrational Beliefs (Slides 50-61 | 3:10 PM – 3:40 PM | 20 minutes)

·       Clinician-client dialogue examples (self-hatred, hopelessness, burdensomeness, demoralization)

 

Re-Establishing Hope & Meaning (Slides 62-69 | 3:40 PM – 4:05 PM | 25 minutes)

·       Family/friend supports, faith/spirituality, and purpose-based resilience

·       Video reflections (Runner, Wottle, Shawshank Redemption)

 

Key Takeaways & Reflection (Slides 70-71 | 4:05 PM – 4:15 PM | 10 minutes)

·       Key takeaways and reflection

 

Speaker Bio: Dr. Grady brings over 25 years of expertise to the helping profession, marked by a rich background that includes 12 years in child welfare and diverse roles in psychiatric emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient units at psychiatric hospitals, grief support centers, and wellness clinics. As the owner of a private practice in Prairie Village, she extends her influence nationally, addressing audiences in education, first responders, and school districts, with a particular focus on youth suicide.

 

In the counseling room, Dr. Grady excels in guiding individuals, families, and couples through challenges related to anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Dr. Grady specializes in a holistic approach that goes beyond addressing the surface symptoms of mental illness. She delves into the core issues that underlie these challenges, aiming to identify and address the root causes. This approach recognizes the interconnectedness of mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being, emphasizing the importance of the mind-body connection.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify key epidemiological trends and risk factors for suicide using current CDC and NVDRS data.
2. Describe the leading theoretical models of suicidality (Joiner’s Interpersonal Theory, O’Connor’s IMV Model, Klonsky’s Three-Step Theory)
3. Tailor treatment approaches to specific populations, including men, women, youth, and older adults.
4. Recognize the role of connection — to self, others, and future — as a unifying concept in suicide prevention and recovery.
5. Reflect on clinician self-awareness, emotional regulation, and countertransference in working with suicidal patients.

 

Description: This 3-hour training provides clinicians with an in-depth, evidence-based understanding of suicide risk, assessment, and intervention across the lifespan. Drawing on current CDC and NVDRS data, leading theories (Interpersonal Theory, IMV Model, Three-Step Theory), and practical clinical tools (C-SSRS, SAFE-T, PHQ-9), participants will learn how to identify risk and protective factors, explore effective suicide assessments, and implement collaborative, person-centered interventions. The presentation integrates gender-specific and age-specific considerations, emphasizing connection — to self, others, and the future — as the cornerstone of recovery. Through lecture, case examples, and multimedia storytelling, attendees will gain skills to confidently manage suicidal presentations, strengthen therapeutic alliances, and promote long-term safety and meaning for their patients.

 

Target Audience: Social Workers, Counselors, and/or other Mental Health Professionals

 

Accreditations:

Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH)

The University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health will be responsible for this program and will maintain a record of your continuing education credits earned.

MIMH awards 3 clock hour(s) or 3.6 contact hour(s) (.36 CEUs) for this program, including 0 clock hour(s) towards ethics, 3 clock hour(s) towards suicide prevention, and 0 clock hour(s) towards cultural competency.

 

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

MIMH is an NBCC - Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 6339 (ACEP^TM) and may offer NBCC - approved clock hours for events (or programs) that meet NBCC requirements. Sessions (or programs) for which NBCC – approved clock hours will be awarded are identified in the program bulletin (or web site). The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects for the program.

3 clock hour(s) are offered to the participant for this program.

 

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) ACE

University of Missouri - St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Professional Training Center, provider number: 1880, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: September 5, 2025 – September 5, 2028. Social workers completing this course receive [3] [clinical] continuing education credits.

 

Accommodations Policy: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact MIMH, Professional Training Center in writing at conferences@mimh.edu , as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations, such as ASL interpreters, alternate format materials, and map of accessible features.

 

Grievance Policy for UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center:

Complaints about Course Content, Speakers, Facilities, Nonreceipt of Certificates, Miscellaneous:

UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center is committed to providing quality professional continuing education trainings. If you experience dissatisfaction with the quality of services provided, the course content, speakers, facilities used, certificates or nonreceipt of certificates, etc., please email conferences@mimh.edu to notify UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center of your grievance. UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center CE Director, Kelly Gregory (kelly.gregory@mimh.edu ) and Social Work Consultant, Megan Galmiche (megan.galmiche@mimh.edu ) will review the grievance and will provide a response within 10 business days of communication. All grievances and actions taken to resolve the grievance will be documented, kept confidential, and only used to improve future courses.

Refund and/or Cancellation Requests:

If you are unable to attend and/or exhibit, we ask that you notify us as soon as possible at conferences@mimh.edu . Cancellations received in writing 5 business days prior for online programs, and 30 business days prior for in-person programs prior to the date of the program will be refunded, less a processing fee. For registrants, you may send a substitute, but we ask that you notify us in writing of this change at conferences@mimh.edu . If you do not attend or send a substitute, you or your employer will be responsible for the registration fee and/or exhibit fee in full.

 

Course Completion Requirements:

1. Attend course
2. Submit the online course evaluation
3. Your CE Certificate will be available in your Canvas account upon submission of the course evaluation

 

Deadline to Register: Registrations may be taken up until one hour before the start of the program to allow for time to receive instructions and login.

 

System Requirements:

• An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (4G/LTE or 5G)
• Speakers and a microphone – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth. Participants’ audio and video functionality will initially be off during the webinar. Participants may choose to turn on their own video and/or audio, but are not required to. Participants may type questions in the Q&A or Chat functions in Zoom. The host or speaker will read each question/comment and respond to them during the training.
• A webcam is not required for participants. Participants may choose to turn on their own video and/or audio, but are not required to. The speaker and the host will have their webcam and audio functionality turned on throughout the webinar, so you may see the speaker, host, and slides.

 

Certificate of Credit:

1. Certificate of credit will be available in your Canvas account after the course evaluation has been submitted
2. Save your certificate of credit and any pertinent course information (flyer, brochure, program, schedule, agenda, etc.) for your records
3. UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center will maintain a record of your attendance and certificate of credit for seven years after program start date

 

Organization Responsible for Course:

UMSL | Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Professional Training Center

RCEW Building

8225 Florissant Rd.

St. Louis, MO 63121-2020

Website: www.mimhtraining.com 

Contact Information: conferences@mimh.edu | 314-516-8419