Shape the future of mental health by equipping undergraduate and graduate students to lead through effective suicide-specific care.
If you’re an educator, the director of a college counseling center, a behavioral healthcare provider on campus, or an undergraduate or graduate student, integrate CAMS on campus through undergraduate and graduate education materials.
Undergraduate Education Opportunities with CAMS
Bring Evidence Based Suicide Prevention Training to Your Campus
Educators play a critical role in training the next generation of suicide prevention professionals. Take advantage of adding a lecture about suicide prevention and treatment or assign an activity specific to suicide to coursework in psychology, counseling, or social work.
This education not only lays a foundation of knowledge for future training specific to treating suicidal risk, but also dispels myths about suicide – an important aspect of campus suicide prevention initiatives.
Graduate Education Opportunities with CAMS
CAMS-care is dedicated to cultivating a competent suicide prevention workforce by offering quarterly trainings to trainees from diverse human service disciplines.
This suicide prevention training is ideal for university students receiving graduate-level training. While undergraduate students would also gain valuable clinical skills and the foundation of CAMS, the ability to apply the learning is likely minimal until graduate study.
CAMS Courses Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Explore our offerings to add a lecture or activity to an existing course. Each can be assigned outside of class with related activities, such as class discussions or an assigned reflection paper.
These courses can also be an addition to broader courses in human services (e.g., abnormal psychology/psychopathology, systems of psychotherapy/counseling, etc.). Additional materials, including reflection and exam/quiz questions are available upon request.
3-Hour State of the Field of Suicide Prevention Lecture
This three-hour course consists of five 20-30 minute videos covering:
- Suicide statistics/epidemiology
- Risk factors and warning signs of suicide
- Contemporary research regarding why people die by suicide
- An overview of suicide-specific interventions, including but not limited to CAMS
3-Hour Primer and Clinical Demonstration of CAMS
This three-hour videotaped lecture consisting of five 20-30 minute videos includes an overview of the CAMS Framework® as well as taped demonstrations by the creator, Dr. David Jobes. This video would be ideal for courses in which students begin to learn therapeutic interventions. Clips from this video could be viewed and discussed during the lecture as a means of discussing similarities/differences between CAMS and other interventions covered in the course.
1-Hour Clinical Demonstration of CAMS Suicide Risk Assessment and Treatment Planning
This one-hour course is a shorter option than the 3-hour primer and clinical demonstration of CAMS described above. It consists of four videos is an unscripted demonstration of the CAMS risk assessment and treatment planning tools performed by the creator, Dr. David Jobes.
CAMS Integrated Training (for Graduate Students)
This one-hour video is an unscripted demonstration of the CAMS risk assessment and treatment planning tools performed by the creator, Dr. David Jobes. This could be assigned outside of class with related activities, such as class discussions or an assigned reflection paper. Generally, this would be a shorter option of the 3-hour primer and clinical demonstration of CAMS described above.
CAMS Training for Graduate Students
CAMS-care is dedicated to cultivating a competent suicide prevention workforce by offering quarterly trainings to trainees from diverse human service disciplines.
This suicide prevention training is ideal for university students receiving graduate-level training. While undergraduate students would also gain valuable clinical skills and the foundation of CAMS, the ability to apply the learning is likely minimal until graduate study.
Explore the following course options available for graduate students at reduced pricing.
CAMS Foundational Video Course
This training experience combines engaging presentations by Dr. Jobes, including a live demonstration of the CAMS Framework® with a patient across 12 sessions.
* Student ID Required
$20
Online Role-Play Training Day
Online Role-Play Training is helps you learn the philosophy and theory of the CAMS Framework® while practicing it with others.
* Student ID Required
$50
1-Hour CAMS Consultation Calls
Hour-long phone meetings for clinicians who have completed either the CAMS Online Video Course or CAMS Practical Role-Play Training. Our expert trainers will answer questions that arise for clinicians as they begin using CAMS with their patients.
$20 per call
Videos for Undergraduate and Graduates
Incorporate the videos below into your lectures or assign outside of class with related activities, such as class discussions or an assigned reflection paper. Additional materials, including reflection and exam/quiz questions are available upon request.
Suicide Statistics
Suicide Myths
Suicide Risk Management
Suicide Risk Assessment
CAMS Primer
Frequently Asked Questions
- The CAMS book, Managing Suicidal Risk: A Collaborative Approach
- The CAMS Online Video
- CAMS Practical Role-Play Training
- CAMS Consultation Calls
Research has shown clinicians adhere to CAMS with their first patient within four sessions.
Yes, senior CAMS-care consultants can provide consultation and guidance on the successful implementation of CAMS. Our team can also provide guidance to state suicide prevention organizations to discuss rolling out CAMS as part of a state-wide suicide prevention initiative.