Professional
care providers need to continually update their knowledge
to best practice within their respective fields and maintain
licensure or other state or nationally mandated certification.
Courses
for credit can be offered by educational institutions, private
organizations, and not-for-profit organizations. These courses
offer the opportunity to increase the knowledge and skills
necessary to help you help persons at risk for suicide.
The
phrase “courses for credit” refers to the ability to use
the courses and workshop resources listed for continuing
education hours, university credit, or general learning
hours. All of the resources listed do not provide university
credit hours for the training opportunities offered.
A list of resources is provided
to help you find additional information on courses for credit
offered locally, at an independent facility, or online. 
