Total Credits: 14.0
Tags: EBP Suicide Intervention
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION (CBT-SP)
21-22 May 2025
A Live, Interactive Webinar
This intensive two-day workshop provides training in the assessment and treatment of suicidal ideation and behavior. Participants will receive in-depth training in cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP) and will have the opportunity to practice assessment and intervention strategies. The workshop first lays the foundation for working with suicidal patients by reviewing suicide rates in the military/Veteran community, discussing terminology, and providing an overview of critical theories underlying suicidal ideation & behavior. The training then moves into exploring the three phases of CBT-SP. The section on the early phase of treatment highlights the evaluation of suicide risk, including identifying risk and protective factors for suicide. The section on the intermediate phase of treatment focuses on a variety of behavioral, affective, and cognitive coping strategies that can be utilized with suicidal patients. The section on the later phase of treatment emphasizes a set of relapse prevention exercises. Video demonstrations, participant role plays, and small discussion groups will be used during the workshop to enhance learning.
This workshop is designed for behavioral health providers working with Service members and Veterans who are seeking in-depth training in empirically supported treatment options they can immediately incorporate into their clinical practice. The information and contents of this training have consistent and credible empirical support as documented in the scientific literature (Anestis et al., 2022; Baker et al., 2024; Chu et al., 2023; Gutierrez et al., 2021; Sokol et al., 2021). Participants must attend both days of the workshop, as the course material is cumulative.
Total CE Credits: 14.0
Total Contact Hours: 14.0
Target Audience: For behavioral health providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.
Instructional Content Level: Intermediate
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Course Introduction
Setting the Stage
Theories of Suicide Three Step Theory of Suicide Review of Fundamental Cognitive Theory Cognitive Model
Introduction to CBT-SP
Cultural Responsiveness and CBT-SP
Early Phase of Treatment Beginning Treatment Evaluating Suicide Risk Fluid Vulnerability Theory |
10:00 AM – 1:35 PM |
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Lunch |
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM |
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Early Phase of Treatment (continued)
Evaluating Suicide Risk (continued) Risk and Protective Factors Conducting a Suicide Risk Assessment Risk Stratification
Safety Planning
Lethal Means Safety Counseling
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2:35 PM – 6:30 PM |
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Adjourn |
6:30 PM |
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Day Two |
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Review of Day 1
Early Phase of Treatment (continued) Lethal Means Safety Narrative Description of the Suicidal Crisis Constructing a Timeline of the Suicidal Crisis
Case Conceptualization
Treatment Planning
Intermediate Phase of Treatment Behavioral Strategies |
10:00 AM – 1:50 PM |
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Lunch |
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM |
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Intermediate Phase of Treatment (continued) Affective Coping Strategies Cognitive Strategies
Later Phase of Treatment
Wrap Up and Next Steps
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2:50 PM – 6:30 PM |
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Adjourn |
6:30 PM |
Continuing Education:
Course Completion Requirements: Participants are required to attend the entire training. Partial credits cannot be issued. Attendance is taken through the use of electronic logs, and a post-training evaluation form must be completed in order to receive ACE social work CE credits. For other CE credits, completion of the evaluation is strongly encouraged, but if you do not wish to complete the evaluation, please contact the training event's POC after the training event.
There is a 30-day time limit post-training to complete all CE requirements. CE Credit Certificates will be available for download via the registration system within 30 days after all course requirements have been completed.
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Center for Deployment Psychology, #1761, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this
course. ACE provider approval period: May 19, 2022 – May 19, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 14.0 Live, Interactive Webinar continuing education credits.
The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0178).
The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0744).
Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to Brandon Carpenter at brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu.
Date: 21-22 May 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Registration Information: https://deploymentpsych.org/training
Registration Deadline: Registration will close one week prior to the start date or when training capacity is met.
Cancellations/Questions: Please contact brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu if you have any questions or need to cancel your registration.
Registration Cost/Refunds: This training is free for those with a .mil email address and $45.00 for all others. Registration fees will be refunded to participants who send a written cancellation via email to brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu no less than 2 weeks before the training. No refunds will be made after the training.
Location Information: Online via Zoom
Instructional Format: This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.
Special Accommodations: If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Brandon Carpenter at brandon.carpenter.ctr@usuhs.edu 4 weeks prior to the training so that we may provide you with appropriate service.
Grievances: For any grievances or concerns with this training including those related to course content, non-receipt of certificate or other occurrences, participants may contact CDP’s Continuing Education Director, Amanda Stanley-Hulsey, via email at amanda.stanley-hulsey.ctr@usuhs.edu.
Khristine Heflin, MSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, LICSW, Ms. Heflin is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been practicing since 2006. Currently, she serves as a Military Child Social Worker with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences located in Bethesda, MD. In this role, Ms. Heflin works on the Department of Defense Child Collaboration Study and is responsible for identifying best practices for expanding telehealth services to military children and delivering evidenced based training to behavioral health clinicians and community providers caring for military children and families.
Prior to joining CDP, Ms. Heflin has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults providing individual and group therapy, care management and outreach services. Clinical work settings include psychiatric emergency departments, inpatient hospitals, outpatient mental health clinics, forensic and school settings. Her educational background includes a Master’s degree in Social Work with a clinical concentration in mental health, families and children from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Ms. Heflin also obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is tri-licensed as an Independent Clinical Social Worker in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
Adria J. Williams, Ph.D., is a Military Behavioral Health Psychologist at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Williams is a suicide prevention subject matter expert and trainer. Dr. Williams earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from University of Maryland College Park, and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, where she focused on delivering evidence-based treatments to Veterans with PTSD, depression, and substance use disorders. She has also served at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where she spent six years in the Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic providing comprehensive psychological assessments, individual and group therapy, and psychoeducational services to active-duty service members and their families as well as retirees.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Williams has contributed to the education and training of future mental health professionals by developing a didactic course syllabus and teaching Psychiatry Residents at Walter Reed. Her approach emphasizes evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
**There is no commercial support or conflict of interest to report for these presenters.
| CBT-SP Slide Handouts FY2324 (3.91 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| CBT-SP Handouts FY2324 (6.56 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
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CBT-SP CE Memo 21-22 May 2025
(241 KB)
CBT-SP Memo. |
Available after Purchase | ||
Adria J. Williams, Ph.D., is a Military Behavioral Health Psychologist at the Center for
Deployment Psychology (CDP) with the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences. Dr. Williams is a suicide prevention subject matter expert and trainer.
Dr. Williams earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from University of
Maryland College Park, and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Baltimore VA
Medical Center, where she focused on delivering evidence-based treatments to
Veterans with PTSD, depression, and substance use disorders. She has also served at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where she spent six years in the
Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic providing comprehensive psychological
assessments, individual and group therapy, and psychoeducational services to active-
duty service members and their families as well as retirees.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Williams has contributed to the education and
training of future mental health professionals by developing a didactic course syllabus
and teaching Psychiatry Residents at Walter Reed. Her approach emphasizes
evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive
Processing Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
Khristine Heflin, MSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, LICSW
Ms. Heflin is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been practicing since 2006. Currently, she serves as a Military Child Social Worker with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences located in Bethesda, MD. In this role, Ms. Heflin works on the Department of Defense Child Collaboration Study and is responsible for identifying best practices for expanding telehealth services to military children and delivering evidenced based training to behavioral health clinicians and community providers caring for military children and families.
Prior to joining CDP, Ms. Heflin has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults providing individual and group therapy, care management and outreach services. Clinical work settings include psychiatric emergency departments, inpatient hospitals, outpatient mental health clinics, forensic and school settings. Her educational background includes a Master’s degree in Social Work with a clinical concentration in mental health, families and children from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Ms. Heflin also obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is tri-licensed as an Independent Clinical Social Worker in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
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| May 21, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EDT) |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention Day One
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| May 22, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EDT) |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention Day Two
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