Short Courses
Lifeline: Suicide Prevention
Comprehensive Suicide Intervention Training for Canadian Counsellors and Therapists
Cheryl Otterbein, RTC.HT
Instructor
Brief Program Description
LifeLine: Comprehensive Suicide Intervention Training for Canadian Counsellors and Therapists is a 35-hour program designed to equip professionals with the skills to assess and intervene in suicide risk situations effectively. The course covers a range of topics, from understanding suicide’s impact in Canada and identifying risk factors and warning signs to utilizing comprehensive risk assessment tools.
It offers practical training in evidence-based intervention techniques, including crisis intervention models and cognitive-behavioural strategies. The program emphasizes the importance of developing individualized safety plans and mobilizing support networks.
- Course Fee
CAD$195.00
- Start Date
Any Time
- Course Duration
35 hours over 4 weeks
- Homework Hours
None Required
- Certificate
Yes
What You Will Learn?
Day 1: Understanding Suicide and Risk Assessment
- Session 1:
- Introduction to Suicide and Its Impact in Canada (3 hours)
- Common Myths and misconceptions about Suicide
- Session 2:
- Identifying Risk Factors and Warning Signs (4 hours)
Biopsychosocial risk factors cues
Day 2: Comprehensive Suicide Risk Assessment
- Session 3:
- Suicide Risk Assessment (7 hours)
Comprehensive suicide risk assessment tools, appropriate levels of interventio
- Course Fee
CAD$295.00
- Start Date
Any Time
- Course Duration
35 hours over 4 weeks
- Homework Hours
None Required
- Certificate
Yes
Day 3: Intervention Strategies
- Session 4:
- Evidence-Based Intervention Techniques (5 hours)
Crisis intervention models
Day 4: Safety Planning and Ongoing Support
- Session 5:
- Safety Planning and Ongoing Support (6 hours)
Developing individualized safety plans with services in Canada
Day 5: Legal and Ethical Considerations
- Session 6:
- Legal and Ethical Considerations in Suicide Intervention (4 hours)
- Consent and Confidentiality in suicide intervention
Day 6: Cultural Competence and Special Populations
- Session 7:
- Cultural Competence in Suicide Intervention (3 hours) Intervention
- Culturally sensitive assessment and intervention strategies
- Session 8:
- Suicide Intervention in Special Populations (2 hours)
- Suicide risk and intervention in specific populations (e.g., Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants, youth, elderly)
Day 7:Program Wrap-up and Evaluation
- Session 9:
- Review and Skill Consolidation (4 hours) Intervention
- Q&A and discussion
- Session 10:
- Program Evaluation and Closing (1 hour)
- Multiple-choice exam feedback presentation
Details
Course Prerequisites:
- Age 19 years or older.
Learning Objectives:
- This extended program provides a comprehensive, in-depth training experience that should equip counsellors and therapists with the knowledge and skills they need to assess and intervene in cases of suicide risk effectively.
Requirements:
- To receive a certificate, students need to score 100% on the Quiz They can retake the quiz as many times as needed within their enrollment period.
Method of Student Evaluation:
- Students will complete one final quiz.
Required course materials:
- None required.
- Course Fee
CAD$295.00
- Start Date
October 15th, 2023
- Course Duration
35 hours over 4 weeks
- Homework Hours
5 Hours
- Certificate
Yes
For more details about the course
Call Now + 604 900 1245
Instructor
Cheryl Otterbein
RTC.HT
Cheryl Otterbein is passionate about imparting
knowledge and fostering a love for learning in
students.
- Course Fee
CAD$295.00
- Start Date
October 15th, 2023
Jamie Billingham is passionate about imparting
knowledge and fostering a love for learning in
students.
- Course Duration
35 hours over 4 weeks
- Homework Hours
5 Hours
- Certificate
Yes
For more details about the course
Call Now + 604 900 1245
Instructor
Cheryl Otterbein
RTC.HT
Cheryl Otterbein is passionate about imparting
knowledge and fostering a love for learning in
students.
- Course Fee
CAD$295.00
- Start Date
October 15th, 2023
Jamie Billingham is passionate about imparting
knowledge and fostering a love for learning in
students.
- Course Duration
35 hours over 4 weeks
- Homework Hours
5 Hours
- Certificate
Yes
For more details about the course
