Suicide Self Harm and Homicide CE Training with Infinite Learning Institute

Suicide, Self-Harm, and Homicide: Risk Assessment & Intervention Training

$199.00

This 6-hour continuing education training offers behavioral health professionals a comprehensive, practical framework for assessing and responding to suicide, self-harm, and homicidal ideation. Participants will explore current U.S. trends, essential terminology, and structured approaches to risk assessment, while building skills in evidence-informed intervention and safety planning. The training emphasizes culturally responsive practices, equipping clinicians to understand how identity, context, and systemic factors influence risk and disclosure. Legal and ethical responsibilities—including duty to warn and protect—are integrated throughout, ensuring participants leave with both the clinical confidence and ethical grounding needed to manage complex, high-stakes situations effectively.

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ON-DEMAND | 6 NBCC CE Hours | $199 | 90 Day Access

Assessing and responding to suicide, self-harm, and homicidal ideation is more than a clinical task — it’s about how we show up when risk, fear, and urgency are present. In those critical moments, a clinician’s ability to respond with clarity, confidence, and cultural awareness can directly influence safety, trust, and outcomes.

Training Objectives:

  • Build fluency in core terminology related to suicide, self-injurious behavior, and homicidal ideation.
  • Distinguish between passive and active suicidal ideation using clear clinical criteria.
  • Identify key risk and protective factors that inform assessment and intervention.
  • Understand the functions and presentations of self-harm across clinical populations.
  • Develop practical skills for initiating direct, compassionate conversations about risk.
  • Recognize warning signs and apply structured approaches to assessing homicidal ideation.
  • Apply legal and ethical standards, including duty to warn/protect, in clinical decision-making.
  • Integrate cultural considerations into assessment, communication, and safety planning.
  • Construct comprehensive, culturally responsive safety plans tailored to client needs.
  • Match intervention strategies to the type and severity of presenting risk.

Instructor:

Breonna is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with five years of experience in specialty mental health. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families navigating high-acuity clinical concerns, including suicide risk, homicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors.

Her leadership experience informs her training approach, ensuring clinicians are equipped to confidently assess risk, implement appropriate interventions, and make sound clinical decisions in complex situations.

Breonna is a New Hampshire–approved clinical supervisor and is actively pursuing her AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation. She is passionate about strengthening clinicians’ skills in risk assessment, documentation, safety planning, and crisis response to promote client safety and professional confidence.

Accreditation:

Infinite Learning Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7977. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Infinite Learning Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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