Suicide Prevention 202

Applied Case Practice for Suicide Prevention and Management for Diverse Clientele

June 15, 2027, 12:00 - 4:00pm CDT
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15
Continuing Education Hours: 3.5
Note: Interested participants must be practicing in Wisconsin.

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Course Description

The Suicide 202 training workshop is a follow-up to the “Suicide 201: Suicide Prevention and Management for Diverse Clientele” course. Suicide 202 provides the opportunity for hands-on practice via case conference with de-identified clients experiencing various suicide risk levels and crisis situations. Interactive learning will emphasize the practical application of evidence-based and culturally responsive approaches to suicide screening, assessment, crisis management, and interventions to facilitate safety and recovery while accounting for liability considerations. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in case consultation on de-identified cases. Aims are to provide hands-on guidance to advance culturally responsive suicide prevention and management amongst clinicians and therapists.

Learning Objectives: 

• Review key steps and concepts of assessing and managing suicide risk

• Suicide risk screening and assessment, incorporating current level of risk and standard suicide risk and protective factors
• Suicide safety planning and intervention to promote recovery, while accounting for important clinical documentation and legal considerations
• Infusion of culture and diversity considerations throughout the process of suicide risk screening, assessment, intervention, and documentation.

Joyce Chu, Ph.D.

Joyce Chu, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist whose expertise lie in the areas of suicidology, diversity and culture, and community mental health. She completed her training at Stanford University, University of Michigan, and the University of California, San Francisco, and is currently a Professor of Psychology at Palo Alto University (PAU) where she directs/co-directs the Diversity and Community Mental Health (DCMH) emphasis and Multicultural Suicide Research Center. She is also a Director at Community Connections Psychological Associates. Her work is focused around advancing the assessment and prevention of suicide for ethnic minority and LGBTQ populations, particularly in Asian Americans. She has published numerous works including a cultural theory and model of suicide and a tool that assists in accounting for cultural influences on suicide risk. Her work is community-collaborative and aims to address the need for culturally congruent outreach and service options for underserved communities.

Chris Weaver, Ph.D.

Christopher Weaver, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist whose expertise lie in the areas of forensics, suicide, assessment, substance use, violence, and trauma. Dr. Weaver completed his training at the University of Louisville, University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University, and is currently a Professor at Palo Alto University where he directs the Forensic Psychology Program. He is also a Director at Community Connections Psychological Associates. He has published in the areas of psychopathy and violence and suicide risk assessment, and more recently in the areas of substance abuse and psychological trauma. His publications also include co-authored books in law & mental health and psychopathology. Dr. Weaver’s current research focuses on the role that trauma and substance use play in criminal offending, the assessment of dissimulation in PTSD assessment. He is also conducting a funded training and research program designed to increase police officer effectiveness in working with people with mental illness.