Eligible Participants: This course is intended for Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, School-Based Clinicians, Graduate Students, and others supporting the mental health and well-being of children and youth.
Date/Time: Friday, February 28, 2025; 10 am - 12 pm
Method: Live Instruction via Zoom (Link will be provided prior to training)
Cost: $25 per person
Refund Policy: Please submit requests for cancellations to continuing-education@cgrc.org. Please alllow 5 – 10 days for the refund to return to your payment method.
- Full Refund if provider cancels the course
- Full Refund: Cancellation more than 7 days prior to course date
- No Refund: Cancellation 7 days or less prior to course date
CE Credits: Eligible participants will receive 2 NBCC, PA SW/LPC/MFT, and/or ACT 48 Credits upon completion of course requirements.
Child Guidance Resource Centers (CGRC) is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (ACT 48) to award continuing education credits to eligible participants.
Description: Working with suicidal clients can be anxiety-provoking. Such emotional overload may cloud judgement and actions. This course will help clinicians identify and manage their emotional states to better help their clients in crisis. Participants will learn a variety of strategies including internal monitoring, the use of clinical skills, and proactive safety planning to become more confident and intentional when helping suicidal youth and their families.
Course Format: This 2-hour course will be held on-line via Zoom. The course format will include a PowerPoint Presentation combined with interactive exercises and case studies.
Course Objectives: This course is intended to enable participants to:
- Become aware of the sources and presence of anxiety, fear, guilt, anger and other emotions that may influence clinical judgement
- Develop strategies to manage one’s emotional state and tap into inner resources to make sound clinical choices
- Learn how to use initial and ongoing assessment to increase preparedness for crisis situations
- Increase proficiency when creating safety and treatment plans in order to prevent and prepare for high-risk situations
- Reduce isolation for both the client and clinician by identifying supportive partners