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In-Person Seminar

Suicide Intervention Skills Training

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DEC
08
2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PST)
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DEC
07
2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PST)
DEC
08
2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PST)

Even after years of schooling, clinical work, and supervision, treating suicidal clients can feel overwhelming and to be honest – downright scary.

There isn’t any room for error in cases like these and you want to be sure you’re doing the right things for your clients, including avoiding unnecessary hospitalization.

It’s time to leave uncertainty by the wayside and let Paul Brasler, LCSW, CAIMHP take the guesswork out of treating suicidality! Drawing from Paul’s 20+ years of clinical experience, his multi-modality approach will give you the fortitude and tools you need to take on even the most challenging cases – in as little as just one training session!

You’ll get:

  • The best treatment techniques from CBT, DBT, and CAMS!
  • Assurance in establishing safe practices and limiting liability
  • Powerful screening and assessment tools that emphasize connection and setting
  • Strategies for working with children, veterans, first responders and more!

No matter where you’re at in your journey as a clinician, you deserve to feel cool, calm, and confident when these tough cases land at your door.

This is your chance to set yourself apart from the status quo of suicidality treatment and give your clients your very best, even when they feel at their very worst.

Register now!

Here's What You'll Learn


Suicide Defined

  • Language and the Stigma of Suicide
  • Myths of Suicide
  • Theoretical Basis of Suicide

Professional Self-Care

  • Establish Safe Practices
  • The Importance of Informed Consent to Treatment
  • Dealing with the Death of a Patient by Suicide
  • Patients Who Conceal Their Suicidal Ideation

Suicide Risk Factors

Protective Factors Against Suicide

Suicide Ideation to Action

  • Suicide Warning Signs
  • Suicide Ideation to Action Theories
  • Suicide Intent (Planning) and Methods
  • Means Safety
  • Suicide Attempts
  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Suicide Screening and Assessment

  • Suicide Screening Tools
  • Suicide Assessment

Disposition

  • Psychiatric Hospitalization
  • Why No Harm Contracts are an Incredibly Bad Idea
  • Safety Planning
  • Collaborative Assessment for Management of Suicidality (CAMS)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

  • Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Psychopharmacology of Suicide Treatment

Special Populations

  • Suicide Assessment and Interventions for Children and Adolescents
  • Suicide and Active-Duty Military Personnel, Veterans, and First Responders
  • Suicide and Older Adults

Ethical and Legal Issues

  • A Client’s Right to Self-Determination Versus Our Legal Responsibilities
  • Managing Liability
  • Risks, Limitations & Further Research

Everything You're Getting


  • Full Day of live content
  • Up to 6.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion

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Location Details


Venue:
Hotel Murano
Venue Address:
1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, Washington 98402, United States
Venue Phone Number:
(253) 572-3200

Meet Your Experts


Paul Brasler, LCSW, CAIMHP

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Paul Brasler, LCSW, CAIMHP, became a licensed clinical social worker in 2002. Paul is the coordinator for the Chesterfield County (Virginia) Employee Behavioral Health Program, through which he and his team provide clinical services to first responders and human services personnel. He has extensive experience working with people in crisis and people living with substance use disorders, including adolescent residential treatment, community mental health settings, hospital emergency departments, juvenile drug court, and private practice.

Paul has been a national presenter (through PESI) since 2016, and he has presented classes across the country on mental health emergencies, high-risk clients, resiliency, and a certification course for clinicians working with people with substance use disorders. He has written three books: The Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Management, PESI Publishing, 2025; The Clinician’s Guide to Substance Use Disorder, PESI Publishing, 2022; and High-Risk Clients, PESI Publishing, 2019. Paul lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his beautiful wife, three sons, cowardly dog, and two dwarf rabbits who are quietly plotting to destroy the world.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paul Brasler maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Chesterfield County. He receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Paul Brasler has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.

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Live Event Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.

Timeline for Completion

Please complete the CE quiz and/or evaluation within one week after the event.

Questions?

Visit our FAQ page at www.pesi.com/faq or contact us at www.pesi.com/info

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Media Type:
In-Person Seminar
Product Code:
LIP150400
Brochure Code:
TAC96179
Duration:
Full Day

ADA Needs


We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.

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