Lighting the Way: Interventions for Teens and their Families in Navigating Teen Suicide Risk

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth ages 14-24. Yet, the majority of teen providers receive little training in assessing and treating suicide in adolescent clients. Family involvement is essential in treating suicide, yet clinicians often fail to provide families with education and skills for navigating this difficult journey. In this workshop attendees will be provided with a suicide intervention toolbox of working with teen clients and their families. The presenter will take attendees on a journey into the suicidal mind, so that clinicians can understand client-specific d...Read morerivers of suicidality and treat clients and educate families through this lens. Methods of assessment, risk-level designation and intervention will be reviewed. Most importantly, attendees will leave this webinar with a renewed sense of competence, confidence, and hope in supporting teens with suicidality. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Suicidal Mind.
  • Demonstrate use of the teen and family safety and stabilization plan.
  • Explain interventions from the suicide intervention toolbox.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

  • All Levels

Friday, September 19, 2025

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM PDT - 01:00 PM PDT

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EARN 2 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Nicole Siegfried, PhD

Nicole Siegfried, PhD

Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Nicole Siegfried is the Chief Clinical Officer for Lightfully Behavioral Health. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has worked in mental health for over 20 years and has served in national leadership positions for the past 10 years. She is an international speaker and has published research, magazine articles, and book chapters in eating disorders, mental health, and suicide. Nicole believes that recovery is possible for all individuals with mental health disorders, and that all individuals are capable and deserving of a life worth living.

Agenda

Session Outline:
1. Introduction (15 min):
• Defining the Gap: High rates of suicidality in teens, but little training for clinicians in working with teens with suicidality and their families


2. Understanding the Suicidal Mind (30 min)
• Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide
•Constricted Thinking
•Psychache

3. Family Safety Plan (30 min)
• Components of Family Safety Plan
o Face Sheet
o Means Reduction
o Stages of Suicidal Crisis and ways to respond
o Resources

5. Therapeutic intervention Toolbox for Teen Suicidality (30)
6. Conclusion/Q&A (15 min)

CE Information - Earn 2 CE Credit Hours

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