Beginner
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
An 8-hour beginner-level course for Canadian health and helping professionals covering foundational knowledge, risk assessment, crisis intervention skills, culturally safe practice (including Indigenous contexts), and safety planning. The course combines evidence-based tools used in Canada (C-SSRS, Stanley-Brown Safety Plan, ASIST/safeTALK principles) with practical exercises, case vignettes, and a final assessment.
Lifetime accessCertificate of completion17 lessonsMobile & desktop
Trauma-Informed CareCommunicationCounselling SkillsCultural CompetencyIndigenous CommunitiesAssessment & ScreeningCrisis Intervention
$80CAD
8 CEU hrs
What you'll learn
Recognize epidemiology, social determinants, and key drivers of suicide in Canada, including Indigenous-specific factors and the role of colonial harms
Conduct brief suicide risk screening and structured assessment using Canadian-relevant tools (C-SSRS) and develop a collaborative safety plan (Stanley-Brown model)
Apply core crisis intervention communication and de-escalation skills, document appropriately, navigate Canadian system resources and legal/ethical considerations, and employ self-care strategies
Requirements
- Professional background in health or social services (counsellor, social worker, nurse, allied health) or equivalent experience
- Familiarity with basic client-centred communication skills
Who this course is for
- Counsellors and social workers
- Nurses and primary care providers
- Recovery workers and peer support specialists
