Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medications, can significantly impact whether a person experiencing thoughts of suicide lives or dies.
Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (OCALM) Training is a fantastic opportunity for healthcare and direct service professionals to expand their knowledge and skills in using Lethal Means Counseling with an informed, collaborative, and respectful approach. This five hour training focuses on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access.
Oregon CALM is a suicide prevention training that is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication. Given the focus on lethal means counseling, course content and discussions will cover these topics in depth. This training meets a portion of the Oregon HB2315 legislative mandate for suicide-specific continuing education for all mental health and behavioral health roles. Participants may receive a certificate of completion and/or 6.5 CE's (Oregon NASW or MHACBO), either of which can be submitted to other credentialling boards for Continuing Education Credits.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand why means matter through local and national data, relevant research, and practice scenarios
- Learn the most effective ways to address means with individuals who firearms through Oregon-specific research, video demonstrations, and practice scenarios
- Build confidence in conducting lethal means counseling related to firearms, medications, and other means with clients at risk of suicide
Join us at the Clackamas County Development Services Building at 150 Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045 for this in-person event. The training will be held in Room 119/120. Registration is capped at 30 participants and is required to attend.
