Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (25-26 Jun 2025)
Total Credits: 14.0
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- Categories:
- Suicide Prevention
- Faculty:
- Sharon Birman, Psy.D. | Katrice Byrd, D.S.W
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 2 days (25-26 June 2025) 9-5:30 EST
- Media Type:
- Classroom
- License:
- Access for 5 month(s) after purchase.
Tags: EBP Suicide Intervention
Description
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION (CBT-SP)
25-26 June 2025
A Live, Interactive Webinar
Description:
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
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the development of suicide risk using at least one psychological theory of suicide.
- Integrate culturally specific risk & protective factors into an overall risk assessment for suicide.
- Differentiate between acute & chronic risk when engaging in clinical decision making with suicidal patients.
- Develop a safety plan in collaboration with a patient.
- Explain the rationale for engaging in discussions about safe storage of lethal means.
- Use means safety counseling in patient interactions to improve clinical outcomes.
- Create a timeline of a patient’s suicidal crisis for use in treatment.
- Integrate information from the narrative description and timeline into a cognitive case conceptualization.
- Explain ways that behavioral activation is an effective strategy for reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
- Use affective coping strategies to help patients improve emotion regulation and cope with suicidal crises.
- Evaluate and modify automatic thoughts associated with the intent to die by suicide.
- Integrate the guided imagery exercises into the relapse prevention protocol for CBT-SP.
Target Audience: For behavioral health providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.
Instructional Content Level: Intermediate
Agenda:
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 |
9:00 AM – 12:35 PM |
Lunch |
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM |
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
|
1:35 PM – 5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
5:30 PM |
Day Two |
|
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 |
9:00 AM – 12:50 PM |
Lunch |
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM |
Intermediate Phase of Treatment (continued) Affective Coping Strategies Cognitive Strategies
Later Phase of Treatment
Wrap Up and Next Steps
|
1:50 PM – 5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
5:30 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.
American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval:
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.
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Provider Approval:
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.
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology Provider Approval:
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).
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work Provider Approval:
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.
Participate:
Online Platform: Zoom
Date: 25-26 June 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 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.
Required Materials: None
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.
System Requirements: Zoom:
- Internet connection
- Operating System: Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X with MacOS 10.9 or higher
- Web Browser: Internet Explorer 11+, Edge 12+, Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+, Safari 7+
- Hardware: 1Ghz processor or higher
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.
Instructor Biographies:
Katrice Byrd, D.S.W., currently serves as a Military Behavioral Health Social Worker with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP). She is co-chair of the North Carolina National Association of Social Worker’s Legislative Committee and is passionate about serving the village through research, policy, and programmatic changes.
Katrice has served as a mental health therapist with extensive training in trauma-focused interventions, working with various populations including Veterans, Active Duty, Family Members, children, adolescents, and government employees throughout her career.
Dr. Byrd is a retired Veteran of the U.S. Army in addition to serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. She currently resides in Charlotte, NC.
Sharon Birman, Psy.D., is a Military Behavioral Health Psychologist working with the Military Training Programs at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this capacity, she develops and presents trainings on a variety of EBPs and deployment-related topics, as well as providing consultation services. She has traveled widely across the United States and OCONUS providing continuing education to civilian and military behavioral health providers teaching a variety of courses including Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain, Assessment and Management of Opioids in Military Connected Populations, Assessment of PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Sexual Assault and Military Family Resilience.
She joined the CDP in 2014 after completing her postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she was actively involved in CBT and DBT intervention, supervision and education. She completed her predoctoral internship at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Center, focusing her training suicide prevention and evidence-based interventions for the treatment of individuals with severe, chronic mental illness. Dr. Birman received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Southern California and her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University.
**There is no commercial support or conflict of interest to report for these presenters.
Credits
Handouts
CBT-SP Slide Handouts FY2324 (3.91 MB) | Available after Purchase |
CBT-SP Handouts FY2324 (6.56 MB) | Available after Purchase |
CBT-SP CE Memo 25-26 June 2025
(270.2 KB)
CBT-SP Memo. |
Available after Purchase |
Faculty

Sharon Birman, Psy.D. Related Seminars and Products
Senior Military Behavioral Health Psychologist
Center for Deployment Psychology
Sharon Birman, Psy.D., is a CBT trainer working with the Military Training Programs at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She joined the CDP in 2014 after completing her postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she was actively involved in CBT and DBT intervention, supervision and education. She completed her predoctoral internship at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Center, focusing her training suicide prevention and evidence-based interventions for the treatment of individuals with severe, chronic mental illness.
Dr. Birman received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Southern California and her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University.
Her professional interests are in the areas of intervention and treatment planning for severe and chronic mental illness, suicide prevention, social justice, multicultural and diversity issues in therapy. She has received intensive training in CBT and DBT in a variety of contexts, including hospital setting, community mental health centers, Veterans Affairs and within an applied research lab. She has also received training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), among other therapeutic modalities. She is certified in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST), and Brief Response to Crisis (BRC).
Katrice Byrd, D.S.W Related Seminars and Products
Katrice Byrd, D.S.W., currently serves as a Military Behavioral Health Social Worker with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP). She is co-chair of the North Carolina National Association of Social Worker’s Legislative Committee and is passionate about serving the village through research, policy, and programmatic changes.
Katrice has served as a mental health therapist with extensive training in trauma-focused interventions, working with various populations including Veterans, Active Duty, Family Members, children, adolescents, and government employees throughout her career.
Dr. Byrd is a retired Veteran of the U.S. Army in addition to serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. She currently resides in Charlotte, NC.
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