Suicide and Youth: Understanding, Safety Planning and Decreasing Future Suicidal Ideation with System-Involved Youth
Wed, Nov 19
|Online Event
This course with trainer Pamela Parkinson, Ph.D., LCSW meets the qualifications for 6 CE hours of Suicide Risk Assessment & Intervention training which is required one time only for attainment or renewal of all CA BBS licensure.
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM PST
Online Event
About the Event
Pamela Parkinson, Ph.D., LCSW
Training Description
Come to this training on understanding suicidal ideation (SI) with system-involved youth. This is going to be a training within the context of family because we need the larger team to keep system-involved youth safe. We are going to talk about why youth might choose suicide, things to look for, how we talk about it, and ways to keep system-involved youth safe! However, once youth are safe, our focus will shift to how do we keep them alive and having a future outlook that does not include seeing suicide as a viable option for managing their pain. Additionally, we are going to be learning about the pandemic and suicide.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to identify and explain at least 2 ways to explore suicidal ideation (SI) with system-involved youth.
Participants will be able to identify and explain at least 2 ways that…