Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)

November 6, 2024 from 8:30am – 12:00 pm

There is no cost to attend this training.

Note: During CHL-sponsored trainings, participants are not permitted to use AI tools for note-taking or recording sessions. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact info@healthandlearning.org.

About this training:

CALM Clinical Workshops are designed to introduce those providing counseling services
to the rationale of means safety and teach them how to plan for, initiate and carry out
effective conversations with clients and their families about reducing access to lethal means - especially firearms and medications - in times of suicide risk.

Objectives:

• Learn why means matter in preventing suicide.
• Learn clinical skills to provide counseling on access to lethal means
• Practice clinical skills through role play exercises

About the trainer:

Mark Margolis (he/him)

Mark Margolis is a Vermonter, licensed Psychologist MA, and a career Suicidologist. He has acquired certification as a Psychological Autopsy Investigator and School Suicide Prevention Specialist. He is certified as a Umatter® trainer, and he has achieved certification in the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). Mr. Margolis has dedicated nearly 16 years to practice, training and study of topics of suicidology, informing this through the lens of lived experience as a suicide attempt and loss survivor.

CEUs

2.5 hours approved through the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for:

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
Allied Mental Health
Social Workers
Psychological Examiners

Who Should Attend?

All Clinicians, Case Managers and others providing clinical level of care to individuals at risk of suicide.