Motivational Interviewing for Suicidal Thinking with Rachel Davis-Martin
June 29, 2026
1-3 p.m.
This training reviews the evidence for using motivational interviewing to address suicidal ideation and explores suicide-related sustain talk and life-affirming change talk. Participants will learn to apply motivational interviewing techniques for conducting suicide risk assessment, navigating sustain/change talk, and providing brief interventions.
Continuing education credits pending approval for Allied Mental Health Practitioners, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, and Social Workers.
Location: Remote
Who should attend? Participants in VPQHC’s Suicide Care in Healthcare 2026 QI Collaborative and healthcare or mental health professionals seeking to strengthen suicide risk assessment skills.
Continuing education credits pending approval for Allied Mental Health Practitioners, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, and Social Workers.
Location: Remote
Who should attend? Participants in VPQHC’s Suicide Care in Healthcare 2026 QI Collaborative and healthcare or mental health professionals seeking to strengthen suicide risk assessment skills.
Presenter:
Rachel Davis-Martin, PhD, Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide (CAPES), UMass Chan Medical School
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