Other Topic: Obstacles to Treating Suicidality

Essential DBT Skills for Individuals Who are Suicidal and the People that Care for Them

Essential DBT Skills for Individuals Who are Suicidal and the People that Care for Them On-Demand Webinar

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive psychological treatment that was originally developed for borderline personality disorder but has been expanded to a variety of problems, many of which have been experienced by people during the historical events of the past few years. Dozens of randomized trials of DBT have been conducted including studies evaluating the efficacy of only the skills portion of the treatment. Results support the use of DBT skills to increase emotion regulation capabilities and decrease negative mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety. In this presentation, Dr. Rizvi reviews the DBT skills modules, the proposed mechanisms of change within DBT, and will highlight specific skills that may be especially useful to the majority of clients who experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors. In addition, skills that therapists and family members can use themselves to manage stress and burnout will be reviewed.

Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP

About Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP

Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University, where she also holds affiliate appointments in the psychology department, School of Public Health, and the Department of Psychiatry. Her research interests include improving outcomes, training, and dissemination of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for the treatment of complex and severe populations. Dr. Rizvi has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Rutgers University, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for her research. Her work has resulted in dozens of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as a sole-authored book entitled Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and a co-edited volume, DBT in Clinical Practice (2nd edition). Dr. Rizvi is board certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Rizvi has trained hundreds of students and practitioners from around the world in DBT. She has received the Spotlight on a Mentor Award from the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (2017), the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT) Perry Hoffman Service Award (2020), and Professor of the Year for Excellence in Teaching, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (2022).

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Attachment-Based Family Therapy: a family safety net approach to suicide treatment

Attachment-Based Family Therapy: a family safety net approach to suicide treatment On-Demand Webinar

For adolescent and young adults, family conflict can drive a suicidal crisis and family support can buffer against it. ABFT aims to identify and address the family events (e.g. divorce) and processes (e.g. high demand, low warmth) that may exacerbate the distress and prohibit the family serving as a safety net. Individual sessions with the patient and the parents prepare them for conversations that address attachment ruptures and disappointment. Not only do these conjoint sessions resolve problems but server as in vivo change events where parents practice new parenting skills and the young person practices new emotion regulation skills. This brief talk will present the essential theory and elements of this well researched empirically supported therapy.

Guy Diamond, Ph.D.

About Guy Diamond, Ph.D.

Guy Diamond Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Associate Professor at Drexel University in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. At Drexel, he is the Director of the Center for Family Intervention Science (CFIS). His primary work has been in the area of youth suicide prevention and treatment research. On the prevention side, he has created a program focused on training, screening and triage to be implemented in non-behavioral health settings. On the treatment side, he has focused on the development and testing of attachment-based family therapy, especially for teens struggling with depression and suicide. Much of this work has focused on inner city low income families.

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10 Tips for Clinical Management of Suicide Risk

10 Tips for Clinical Management of Suicide Risk On-Demand Webinar

In this hour-long webinar, “10 Tips for Clinical Management of Suicide Risk,” clinicians often face anxiety and uncertainty in managing and treating suicide risk. This presentation will highlight ten helpful and scientifically informed tips that clinicians can begin to use immediately in the context of their practice.

Marjan G. Holloway, Ph.D.

About Marjan G. Holloway, Ph.D.

Dr. Holloway is a Professor of Medical and Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at Uniformed Services University (USU), a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and an Adjunct Faculty Speaker and Consultant at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and the Zero Suicide Institute. She completed her postdoctoral training in 2005 at the Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron T. Beck. As the Founder and Director for the USU Suicide Care, Prevention and Research Initiative, Dr. Holloway and her team have developed and disseminated a number of evidence-informed psychosocial programs to address the public health burden of suicide as highlighted by (1) the Air Force Guide for Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment; (2) the Chaplains-CARE program; (3) Special Operations Cognitive Agility Training (SOCAT); (4) Rational-Thinking and Emotional-Regulation through Problem-Solving (REPS) for newly enlisted military personnel; (5) Mil-iTransition for Service members receiving unfit for duty determinations; and (6) Post-Admission Cognitive Therapy (PACT and PACT-Together) for psychiatric inpatient settings and Intensive Outpatient Programs. Dr. Holloway maintained a part-time private clinical practice for 15 years, shifting recently to a consulting practice.

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CAMS-4Teens®: The Complexities of Working with Parents

CAMS-4Teens: The Complexities of Working with Parents On-Demand Webinar

In this hour-long webinar, “CAMS-4Teens: The Complexities of Working with Parents”, there are now three NIMH-funded randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using CAMS with young adults (college students) and adolescents who are suicidal. While CAMS has been used clinically for many years with these populations, RCTs on “CAMS-4Teens” are helping us discern the best possible ways for adapting the intervention and working with this population. Within our clinical trial research we are seeing various challenges–and the promise–of working with teens and their parents using a patient-focused intervention for suicide risk. Based on the early findings, CAMS-4Teens appears to be quite promising and developing ways to help parents to support their child’s suicide-focused treatment is evolving and compelling. This presentation provides an overview of the CAMS-4Teens approach along with an update on the current clinical trial research and emerging recommendations for effective clinical practice with adolescents who are suicidal.

Hosted by Dr. Kevin Crowley, clinical psychologist, private practitioner and CAMS Consultant.

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What Future? How People Who Are Suicidal Look Beyond the Present Moment

What future? How People Who Are Suicidal Look Beyond The Present Moment On-Demand Webinar

The consideration of suicide involves the contemplation of not only death, but also of life and what it can offer. This presentation explores cognitive underpinnings of life-oriented thoughts, with a particular focus on how people who are suicidal envision their future. Dr. Cha will introduce various ways to assess future thinking among individuals who are suicidal, and present an emerging profile of future thinking abilities that are characteristic of this population.

Christine Cha, PhD

About Christine Cha, PhD

Dr. Christine Cha is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Director of the Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Studies. Her research focuses on thought patterns that may contribute to suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and pertain to concepts proximal to suicide (e.g., death) as well as alternatives to suicide (e.g., future). Dr. Cha’s work has been funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, and General Hospital Psychiatry, and has received the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science.

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How can technology improve how we predict and prevent suicidal thoughts and behavior?

How can technology improve how we predict and prevent suicidal thoughts and behavior? On-Demand Webinar

Technology like smartphones and smartwatches have become nearly ubiquitous over the past few years. This has led to a surge of interest into using this technology to better understand suicide risk as it occurs in everyday life as well as improve the delivery of interventions for suicide risk. In this webinar, Dr. Evan Kleiman will first focus on the progress we have made in using technology to predict and prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Next, he will talk about the opportunities and challenges of using technology with suicidal individuals in clinical practice. Dr. Kleiman will end by giving a balanced view of what may and may not be possible in the future when using technology to study suicide.

Dr. Evan Kleiman, PhD

About Dr. Evan Kleiman, PhD

Evan Kleiman is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy in the School of Public Health. Dr. Kleiman’s work focuses on understanding the everyday occurrence of factors of interest to clinical psychological scientists. He has a specific focus on the everyday lives of individuals at risk for suicide using smartphone and wearable monitoring technology. His work has been published in over 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is currently funded by several NIMH grants.

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New Perspectives on Suicide Risk Among Military Personnel and Veterans

New Perspectives on Suicide Risk Among Military Personnel and Veterans On-Demand Webinar

Suicide rates among U.S. military personnel and military veterans remain elevated despite considerable investment in a wide range of suicide prevention strategies, befuddling researchers, clinicians, and military leaders. This presentation critiques traditional assumptions about the processes by which suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviors are interrelated, and reviews new empirical findings that cast a different perspective on the nature of suicidal ideation. Implications for clinical practice and suicide prevention among military personnel and veterans are discussed.

About Dr. Craig J. Bryan

Dr. Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP

Dr. Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist in cognitive behavioral psychology. He is the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and is the Division Director for Recovery and Resilience. Dr. Bryan received his PsyD in clinical psychology in 2006 from Baylor University and completed his clinical psychology residency at the Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX. Dr. Bryan deployed to Balad, Iraq, in 2009, where he served as the Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at the Air Force Theater Hospital. He separated from active duty service shortly after his deployment, and started researching PTSD, suicidal behaviors and suicide prevention strategies, and psychological health and resiliency. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Texas Health San Antonio, the University of Utah, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and has managed numerous federally-funded projects in excess of $30 million focused on testing treatments for reducing suicidal behaviors, developing innovative methods to identify and detect high-risk individuals, and facilitating recovery after trauma. Dr. Bryan has published hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific articles. His research has been funded by a wide range of agencies including the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, the Boeing Company, and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and has been featured in media outlets including Scientific American, CNN, Fox News, NPR, USA Today, the LA Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Dr. Bryan has published over 200 scientific articles and multiple books including Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention and Rethinking Suicide.

Dr. Bryan has served as the lead risk management consultant for the $25 million STRONG STAR Research Consortium and the $45 million Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, which investigates treatments for combat-related PTSD among military personnel. Dr. Bryan has served on the Board of Directors of the American Association for Suicidology, the Scientific Advisory Board for the Navy SEAL Foundation, and the Educational Advisory Board of the National Center for PTSD. He has served as a consultant to the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Avera Health, and Aurora Health Care. For his contributions to mental health and suicide prevention, Dr. Bryan has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Arthur W. Melton Award for Early Career Achievement, the Peter J.N. Linnerooth National Service Award, and the Charles S. Gersoni Military Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association; and the Edwin S Shneidman Award for outstanding contributions to research in suicide from the American Association of Suicidology. He is an internationally recognized expert on suicide prevention, trauma, and resilience.

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404 ERROR: Mistakes We Need to Stop Making in Suicidology On-Demand

Rates of death from heart disease, stroke, drunk driving, homicide, and other public health problems have fallen substantially. Yet, suicide deaths have not declined. Why is suicidology not doing better? In this webinar I suggest that we overvalue predicting suicide — so much so that we mistakenly treat prediction as synonymous with understanding and preventing suicide. In reality, highly accurate real-world prediction is a) neither sufficient nor necessary for suicide prevention, b) impossible to achieve, and c) an inappropriate basis for developing and validating suicide theory. These claims may sound counterintuitive, but they reflect common knowledge and practice in other fields of health and science. If we want to make progress, suicidology must correct these mistakes, and adjust suicide research and prevention efforts accordingly.

Dr. E. David Klonsky

About Dr. E. David Klonsky

E. David Klonsky, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He has more than 100 publications on suicide, self-injury, and related topics, and his contributions have been recognized by awards from the American Association of Suicidology, Association for Psychological Science, and Society of Clinical Psychology (APA). He is Past-President of the International Society for the Study of Self-injury, Associate Editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and has advised the American Psychiatric Association for DSM-5 and both the US and Canadian governments regarding suicide and self-injury prevention. In 2015 he published the Three-Step Theory (3ST) of suicide.

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Meeting the Growing Need for Training in Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention and Treatment

While there are many obstacles to training in effective suicide & evidence-based prevention and treatment, CAMS-care tackles the alarming training deficit with a robust offering of training on how to use the evidence-based and outcome-based CAMS (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality) system of care.

CAMS-care understands that suicide prevention requires equipping healthcare workers and clinicians with effective training. To fulfill the mission of reducing suicide deaths globally, CAMS training is thoughtfully crafted to be accessible and impactful for individuals and organizations alike, ensuring that the necessary knowledge and skills can be disseminated widely to those committed to suicide prevention efforts.

CAMS-care Suicide Prevention Training Highlights

Easily Accessed

Especially in this age of COVID-19, online delivery systems make remote training accessible while limiting in-person contact. All elements of CAMS training are available online, including role-playing modules and consultations.

Convenient & Flexible for Busy Schedules

Since all CAMS training is on-demand, it can be completed at any time, and there are no deadlines. Clinicians and healthcare workers can complete the materials at their own pace, at any time convenient to them. This level of flexibility helps facilitate training for anyone, regardless of their schedule.

Affordable for Individuals & Companies

Although the CDC reports that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of death in youth, funding for suicide prevention and treatment lags behind other top causes of death, as pointed out in a 2018 article by USAToday. However, CAMS-care’s training is very affordable, and most budgets can easily accommodate the cost – whether they be individual modules or through a company.

Increases Confidence

Working with suicidal patients can be intimidating at first for many healthcare providers, especially when they are unsure of how to best interact with clients who present with suicidal behaviors & tendencies. It’s not always clear how to best help them. CAMS-care’s suicide prevention training recognizes these challenges and provides clinicians with the knowledge and tools to gain confidence in working with even the most challenging cases. Thousands of clinicians and organizations all over the world are using CAMS as their preferred method of training and treatment.“The CAMS model and training tools have very quickly helped us to feel more confident and prepared to manage risky patients. Assessment and treatment in these cases are often confusing, and we have benefitted greatly from the structure of the CAMS approach, which has helped us on a case by case basis to understand the phenomenon of suicide risk and organize our treatment approach. I have yet to find a comparable framework that is as accessible to clinicians and yet so robust.” –Eric Lewandowski, NYU Langone

Evidence-Based and Outcome-Based Treatment Plans

The CAMS Framework® is backed by 30 years of on-going clinical research, with replicated data across various clinical research studies. In fact, the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on February 24, 2016 titled Detecting and Treating Suicidal Ideation in all Settings. In recommendations for Behavioral Health Treatment and Discharge, CAMS was identified as one of four “evidence-based clinical approaches that help to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors.”

Mitigates Suicide Malpractice Risk

Often, the reality and proliferation of malpractice lawsuits prevent even the best, well-meaning therapists from treating suicidal patients – and that’s a significant loss for the 12 million suicidal ideators in this country. However, proper documentation using evidence-based, suicide-specific treatment greatly reduces this risk, and the CAMS “Suicide Status Form (SSF)” provides just that. With the SSF, which is a collaborative tool used in every treatment session, CAMS helps clinicians complete exhaustive medical record documentation that ensures competent clinical practice that far exceeds the standard of care and decreases exposure to malpractice liability.

 

New “CAMS Trained™” and “CAMS Certified™” Designations

To further support CAMS-care’s mission to save lives by training clinicians to effectively treat suicidal patients, CAMS-care now offers “CAMS Trained” and “CAMS Certified” designations. These designations offer a clear path to those seeking to help treat & prevent suicidal ideation by creating a network of accessible care for patients.

CAMS Trained

The path to becoming CAMS Trained requires only 10 hours of course work and 4 hours of consultation calls when working with patients. Course work involves completing 4 elements:

    • The CAMS Foundational Video Course
    • Online Role-Play Training Day
    • CAMS Consultation Calls
    • CAMS Book

All training is available online. For an additional fee, up to 16 Continuing Education Credits are available.

Anyone with the CAMS Trained designation has the option of being included in the online CAMS Clinician Locator, which helps those in need find qualified CAMS providers in their area.

Learn more about becoming CAMS Trained here.

CAMS Certified

Building on the foundation received with the CAMS Trained designation, becoming CAMS Certified involves demonstrating your knowledge of and adherence to the CAMS Framework

Learn more about CAMS Certified here.

Death by suicide rates are sadly on the rise, but with effective training in evidence-based suicide prevention systems of care, we can slow this trend, together.

About the Author

Andrew Evans - CAMS-care President and COO

Andrew Evans - CAMS-care President and COO
Andrew Evans is the President and COO of CAMS-care, the exclusive training company for the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality, created by world renowned suicidologist, <a href="https://cams-care.com/about-us/meet-david-a-jobes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. David Jobes</a>. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/02/27/suicide-prevention-therapists-rarely-trained-treat-suicidal-people/4616734002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Very few clinicians receive any training in suicide prevention</a> so they lack confidence and feel unprepared to work with people who have serious thoughts of suicide. CAMS-care has trained over 30,000 clinicians in CAMS as part of its mission to save lives through effective care.

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About Andrew Evans - CAMS-care President and COO

Andrew Evans - CAMS-care President and COO
Andrew Evans is the President and COO of CAMS-care, the exclusive training company for the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality, created by world renowned suicidologist, Dr. David Jobes. Very few clinicians receive any training in suicide prevention so they lack confidence and feel unprepared to work with people who have serious thoughts of suicide. CAMS-care has trained over 30,000 clinicians in CAMS as part of its mission to save lives through effective care.

Adolescent Suicide Prevention On-Demand

Dr. Cheryl King shares her extensive expertise on youth suicide prevention. Highlights of her presentation center on risk factors for youth suicide, screening, and assessment. In addition, Dr. King discusses clinical prevention work including her YST approach.

Dr. Cheryl King

About Dr. Cheryl King

Cheryl King, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology and Director of the Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Program at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the development of evidence-based practices for suicide risk screening, assessment, and intervention. She has provided leadership for multiple NIMH-funded projects, including Emergency Department Screen for Teens at Risk for Suicide, 24-Hour Risk for Suicide Attempts in a National Cohort of Adolescents, the Youth-Nominated Support Team Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents, and Electronic Bridge to Mental Health for College Students. A clinical psychologist, educator, and research mentor, Dr. King has served as Director of Psychology Training and Chief Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and has twice received the Teacher of the Year Award in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is the lead author of Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management. In addition, Dr. King has provided testimony in the U.S. Senate on youth suicide prevention and is a Past President of the American Association of Suicidology, the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, and the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. She is a current member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council.

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