Suicide prevention and treatment has historically been taught through an oppressive and fear-based crisis intervention lens. However, creating safety for the client isn’t only about access to means and hospitalization. In order to better support our clients with thoughts of suicide and self-harm, we have to also consider the sense of safety we are providing for the client and helping them build within themselves. This course is designed to foster top – down and bottom-up skills for supporting suicidal clients that center connection, autonomy, empowerment, and prevent further harm.

Attendance and Location Details

Date and Time

**This is a 3-CE online seminar delivered virtually in real-time via an industry-standard webinar platform**

Friday, July 11, 2025 10:00am to 1:00pm CST / 11:00am to 2:00pm EST / 8:00am to 11:00am PST

*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link and course materials will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date

Agenda:

10:00am – 10:10am: Introduction and course overview

10:10am – 10:45am: Theories of suicide

10:45am – 11:25am: Impact of patriarchy and minority stress

11:25am – 11:35am: Break

11:35am – 12:00pm: Uncover oppressive suicide prevention practices

12:00pm – 12:40pm: Utilizing somatic, cognitive, and intrapersonal strategies to help clients assess and manage suicidal urges

12:40pm – 1:00pm: Questions, wrap up

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). After completing this training, participants will be able to identify and evaluate the “ideation to action” framework as it relates to suicidal/parasuicidal behaviors.

b). After completing this training, participants will be able to apply at least one (1) theory of suicide to the process of clinical assessment and safety/treatment planning.

c). After completing this training, participants will be able to categorize acute and chronic risk using a risk stratification tool.

d). After completing this training, participants will be able to identify and address barriers associated with completing a safety plan.

e). After completing this training, participants will be able to evaluate the self of the therapist as a critical component of care.

f). After completing this training, participants will be able to employ cognitive, somatic, and intrapersonal strategies to help clients assess and manage suicidal urges.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Rafaella Smith-Fiallo, LCSW

Material Author(s): Rafaella Smith-Fiallo, LCSW

Rafaella Smith-Fiallo (she/ella) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Sexuality Educator, and Certified Trauma Therapist. She is the founder of Healing Exchange LLC, a multi-state, education and mental health private practice committed to providing sex-positive, trauma-informed, pleasure-centered, and inclusive education, therapy, and professional development. Rafaella is an international educator, consultant, and author who has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Vibe Magazine, and Broadly. Rafaella has two mottos that drive her practice and personal life, “You deserve peace and pleasure in all of your relationships, especially the one with yourself,” and “If you want things to be different, you have to do things differently.” With that said, she is committed to engaging in and creating radical change and community liberation through centering pleasure politics.

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Course Materials & Delivery Method:

• Course materials (including the link to view the scheduled live webinar) are made available to all registered attendees 24-48 hours before the event start time. 
• This training is interactive and provides opportunities to ask direct questions to the trainer as well as request immediate help from staff if needed. The attendee will view the presentation in real-time from their connected device via an industry-standard internet webinar platform.

CE Approvals:

Online CE Credits has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6795. Programs that do not quality for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Online CE Credits is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Mind Works Professional Education, Inc. DBA Online CE Credits, #1974, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: July 23, 2024 – July 23, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive [see advertisement] live interactive webinar continuing education credits.

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