Suicide Risk Training for Licensed Health and Behavioral Health Staff

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) for Licensed Health and Behavioral Health Staff

ECHO-Chicago at the University of Chicago is offering the Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) course to train health and behavioral health professionals working in outpatient settings on the core competencies to provide safer care. This training is a self-paced online training that takes about 8 hours to complete and is available on demand for a period of 5 months once started. There is no cost to participate.

Limited spots remain. To reserve your spot, register by clicking on the link below:

REGISTER FOR SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE

This training is available through June 30, 2026.

By the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:

• Reconcile the potential conflict between their goal to prevent suicide and the patient’s desire to eliminate psychological pain via suicidal behavior.
• Manage their own emotional reactions with the aim of establishing a shared perspective and maintaining and non-adversarial stance.
• Use skilled questions to elicit each patient’s unique suicidal ideation, behavior, and plans in order to offer patients realistic hope for recovery.
• Develop a collaborative safety plan that is tailored to a patient’s needs and conveys the message that their safety is the highest priority.
• Discuss means safety with the patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the following core competencies: maintain an effective attitude and approach; collect accurate assessment information; formulate risk; develop a treatment and services plan; and managing care.
• Identify changes to make in their own practice, specific to the assessment and management of individuals at risk for suicide.

Professional Development Hours for Illinois licensed school support personnel (school social workers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, etc.) are available at no cost.

Continuing Education Units are available at no cost for the following professions: Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Social Workers, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, & Advanced Practice Nurses.

This training meets the requirements related to training for school personnel about suicide prevention listed in 105 ILCS 5/10-22.39.