A
listing of continuing education offerings are listed to help
you to learn more about the prevention of suicide within your
chosen profession.
Electronic
and multimedia resources are provided to help you to find
Continuing education opportunities on the topic of suicide
and suicide prevention. These opportunities are available
from professional organizations, not-for-profit organizations,
and educational institutions.
Internet
Continuing
Medical Education, Inc. (CME)
CME,
Inc. is the leading provider of continuing medical education
in the United States and is a branch of CMP Healthcare Media.
CME, Inc. publishes The Psychiatric Times, which offers a
listing of current CME credit offerings in the field of mental
health. CME, Inc. is accredited by such organizations as AMA,
APA, and ACPE along with many others.
The
Psychiatric Times Web site providing continuing education
opportunities is available at the following Web address:
NBCC
is a U.S. professional organization for certified mental health
counselors.
The
NBCC Web site provides a listing of approved continuing education
providers and home study continuing education providers by
state. The NBCC's continuing education resources are available
at the following Web address:
National
Center for Suicide Prevention Training (NCSPT)
The
NCSPT is a not-for-profit organization providing educational
resources to help public officials, service providers, and
community-based coalitions develop effective suicide prevention
programs and policies. The NCSPT is a collaborative project
among the Education Development Center, Inc., The Harvard
Injury Control Research Center, and the Northeast Injury Prevention
Network.
The
NCSPT Web site is available at the following Web address:
Organization
for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services
(OASSIS)
The
OASSIS mission is to enrich the lives of those who have been
and will be touched by suicide. The OASSIS seeks to prevent
suicide, to increase suicide awareness, and to remove the
stigma on attempters and survivors by facilitating educational
programs, organizing systems-wide support, training professional
caregivers, and offering consultative services. OASSIS works
not only with religious communities, but also business and
labor, health care providers, higher educational institutions,
law enforcement, and military personnel.
The
OASSIS provides information about educational opportunities
at the following Web address:
ProDev:
Research, Seminars, and Continuing Education
ProDev
is a nationally accredited online and on-site continuing education
provider for licensed professionals and skilled specialists.
ProDev supports clinical research in the areas of health promotion,
delinquency, and risk prevention.
The
ProDev Web site is available at the following Web address:
The
QPR Institute is a private sector Web site offering comprehensive
suicide prevention training programs and educational and clinical
materials for the general public, professionals, and institutions.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer which provides
the foundation for their “gatekeeper” training program. Aimed
at teachers, firefighters, church members, professionals and
the public in general, QPR is dedicated to education that
works to prevent suicide.
The
QPR Web site is available at the following Web address:
The
Program for Continuing Medical Education (PsychCME): Department
of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: Duke University Medical
Center
The
PsychCME Web site is sponsored by the Duke University Medical
Center and offers practicing clinicians the educational resources
needed to maintain their professional understanding, practice,
and conceptualization of all areas of mental health.
The
PsychCME Web site is available at the following Web address:
Training
Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing
(TISA)
The
TISA provides trainings and courses on suicide assessment,
suicide prevention, violence assessment, risk assessment,
crisis intervention, clinical interviewing, diagnostic interviewing,
and innovative methods for engaging clients and transforming
resistance. The TISA is a private sector Web site developed
by Shawn Christopher Shea, M.D in 1996.
The
TISA Web site is available at the following Web address:
The
University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work is a U.S.
university Web site offering professional continuing education
opportunities for human service clinicians, general practitioners
and administrators.
The
University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work Web page
detailing continuing education seminars is available at the
following Web address:
Visions
is an organization based in Canada and funded by First Nations
& Inuit Health Programs Directorate M.S.B. Health Canada.
Visions is a centre of innovation committed to developing
and communicating a deeper understanding of Aboriginal population
health.
The
Visions Web site provides information on training, certification,
and programming related to health promotion and population
health available at the following Web address:
