Upstream suicide prevention uses time to widen the chances for intervention, turning one pivotal moment into a series of moments that might span years, months, weeks or days. When there is time to notice, reach out, engage and connect, people facing growing stress and those who can help them have more choices. Rather than letting a situation advance to a crisis point, systems, communities, individuals and other supports offer access to resources and help as problems arise, before they threaten life.
With upstream strategies in focus, the course gives clinicians tools for building resilience, nervous system regulation and post-traumatic growth in clients. Grounded in evidence-based research, participants learn to help clients develop skills for coping with stress and trauma, design group work strategies and apply strength-based methods that support lasting emotional wellness and stop crises before they begin.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- Understanding Nervous System Regulation and its Role in Suicide Prevention
- Skill Building for Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth
- Utilizing Strengths-Based Approaches for Proactive Suicide Prevention
Syllabus:
Objective #1: Understanding Nervous System Regulation and its Role in Suicide Prevention
- Explore the physiological underpinnings of trauma and stress and their impact on the nervous system.
- Discuss evidence-based methods for promoting nervous system regulation, including mindfulness, breathing techniques, and somatic interventions.
- Demonstrate how nervous system regulation contributes to emotional stability, preventing crisis points and enhancing resilience.
Objective #2: Skill Building for Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth
- Review key components of resilience, including cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation, and adaptive coping strategies.
- Teach skills for fostering post-traumatic growth, focusing on meaning-making, personal strength, and transformation through adversity utilizing a group approach.
- Provide interventions that help clients use their lived experiences as a foundation for growth, reducing the risk of future mental health crises.
Objective #3: Utilizing Strengths-Based Approaches for Proactive Suicide Prevention
- Explore the principles of strengths-based therapy and its application in identifying and amplifying clients’ existing resources and coping skills.
- Discuss evidence-based interventions, such as solution-focused therapy and narrative therapy, that help clients reframe challenges and build a sense of empowerment.
- Provide practical tools for therapists to facilitate client-driven solutions, increasing self-efficacy and enhancing long-term mental well-being as part of an upstream suicide prevention strategy.
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Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 Clinical continuing education training.
Instructor: Christi Garner, LMFT
Recording Date: May 1, 2025
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2hrs Clinical continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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