Suicide Awareness: Prevention, Assessment, and Support Planning

Suicide Awareness: Prevention, Assessment, and Support Planning

Presented by Paula McCall, Ph.D.

DATE: Friday, December 5th 2025

9:00 am until 11:00 am PST

2 hours Continuing Education Credit

*We will have an additional speaker for more CE hour opportunities*

Location: ONLINE via Zoom

(registrants will be sent a Zoom link via the email address they register with. The Zoom link will be sent out 1-3 days prior to the training and will come from "COAP Workshops.")

This workshop will be capped at 95 participants

Workshop Overview: This workshop provides updated information about suicide prevention and assessment. Roots of vulnerability overall and with marginalized groups will be explored, along with an overview of critical warning signs and how these may manifest in both general and therapeutic settings. This will be followed by discussion of four critical areas of comprehensive suicide risk assessment, with a model provided for immediate implementation. Attendees will discuss translating information obtained from suicide risk assessment into effective support plans. Translation of these prevention, assessment, and support aspects into the attendees’ settings will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• identify at least two less apparent ways in which suicidal ideation may be reflected in individuals’ actions or comments, both in and out of the therapeutic setting.
• identify the four critical areas of suicide risk assessment and how to obtain that information in an interview format.
• describe at least two evidence-based interventions that they can use for realistic support plan in their setting.

About the Presenter: Dr. Paula McCall is a Licensed Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, mother of two teenagers, owner of Next Step Psychology, and founder of Semicolon Society, a nonprofit providing free community mental health education, events, and resources with an emphasis on suicide prevention. Dr. McCall has collaborated with multiple school districts, businesses, and organizations to build suicide risk assessment procedures as well as prevention and postvention supports. She has presented for organizations including the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists, and she has received the award for Distinguished Contribution to the Professional Practice of Psychology by the Arizona Psychological Association. She also was honored to have been named one of Chandler, Arizona’s Women of the Year in 2025.

Costs: COAP uses an online registration process that accepts credit and debit cards. The lowest registration rates are associated with early registration, we encourage you to sign up early to make sure you have a spot. This workshop is limited to the first 95 participants who register.

Registered by 11/21/25

COAP Member: $45

Non COAP Member: $60

Registered after 11/21/25

COAP Member: $55

Non COAP Member: $70

Student Rate $30

*Membership in COAP is limited to Central Oregon based active and retired psychologists, residents, and psychologist associates. You must be current with COAP dues to register at the membership rate. Yearly COAP dues are $25 and are collected in September via Cheddar Up website (a small fee will be charged by cheddar up). Please use this link to pay dues: https://coap-membership-2025-26.cheddarup.com/

We welcome all allied mental health practitioners to our workshops (at non-member registration rates). Receiving Continuing Education credit from your various Licensing Boards is left to the discretion of the individual practitioner. Please see note below about APA.

**A $20 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations. Registration fee will not be refunded for dissatisfaction with the training or for no-shows.

Students are invited to attend for $30. Please be prepared to submit a copy of your student identification card as proof of your student status.

Questions can be directed to info@coapworkshops.org

Check out the COAP website for additional information https://www.coapworkshops.org