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SUMMARY:WDVA: Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by WDVA \nAssessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) \nTime: 9:00am-4:00pm \nLocation: Virtual/Online \nInstructor: Kara Walker and Leidy McIntosh\, VA Puget Sound \nCE credits: 6 CEUs\, pending \nCourse Description \nDespite increased funding and awareness\, veteran suicide rate is still steady. Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) provides clinicians with the skills and confidence to meet required suicide standards and competencies. This training is designed for outpatient providers to assess and manage suicide risk to aid patient recovery. Clinicians will learn through group discussion\, case examples\, and videos\, and should expect to participate in this class with a collaborative\, non-adversarial\, and non-judgmental stance. \nThis course meets the Washington State requirements (RCW 43.70.442) for psychologists\, social workers\, mental health counselors\, and family therapists. \nLearning Objectives \nFollowing completion of this course\, participants will be able to: \nIdentify and apply suicide prevention core competencies\, including: maintaining an effective attitude and approach\, collecting accurate assessment information\, formulating risk\, developing a treatment and services plan\, and managing care.\nDemonstrate increased willingness\, confidence\, and clarity in working with individuals at risk for suicide.\nDescribe specific methods to better care for individuals at risk for suicide. \nReferences \nDepartment of Veterans Affairs\, Office of Suicide Prevention. 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report: Part Two. Accessed March 12\, 2026; Available from: https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2025/2025_Annual_Report_Part_2_508.pdf \nAmerican Association of Suicidology. (2019\, July 29). Facts and Statistics. Retrieved December 12\, 2019\, from https://suicidology.org/facts-and-statistics/ \nStanley\, B.\, Brown\, G. K.\, Brenner\, L. A.\, Galfalvy\, H. C.\, Currier\, G. W.\, Knox\, K. L.\, … Green\, K. L. (2018). Comparison of the Safety Planning Intervention With Follow-up vs Usual Care of Suicidal Patients Treated in the Emergency Department. JAMA Psychiatry\, 75(9)\, 894. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1776 \nGreen\, J. D.\, Kearns\, J. C.\, Rosen\, R. C.\, Keane\, T. M.\, & Marx\, B. P. (2018). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Safety Plans for Military Veterans: Do Safety Plans Tailored to Veteran Characteristics Decrease Suicide Risk? Behavior Therapy\, 49(6)\, 931–938. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.11.005 \nPruitt\, L.D.\, Smolenski\, D.J.\, Bush\, N.E.\, Tucker\, J.\, Issa\, F.\, Hoyt\, T.V.\, Reger\, M.A. (2018). Suicide in the military: Understanding rates and risk factors across the United States’ Armed Forces. Military Medicine\, 0(0)\, 1-6. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy296. \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/wdva-and-managing-suicide-risk/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Veteran,Webinar
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SUMMARY:May Peer Blend webinar: Passageways to Recovery Employment and Education Residences
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by HCA \nWebinar: Thursday\, May 7\, from 9 to 10 a.m.\nThe presentation will provide an overview of Passageways to Recovery Employment and Education (PREE) program and how the peers who serve in this program help individuals in recovery navigate the path to employment and education.\nObjectives\n•	Understand the program’s origin and funding sources\n•	Examine how Peers create awareness of opportunities\n•	Explore what Peers might do to “level up” their own skills \nPresenter\nDre Bean\, (they/them)\, Passageways to Recovery Employment and Education (PREE) program manager and program manager for Recovery Cafes\, has a Master of Arts degree in psychology with a specialization in gender diversity and recently obtained a Master of Science degree in clinical mental health counseling.\nDre has over six years of experience managing programs and providing direct services in various settings\, including justice-involved veterans\, supported employment services\, community outreach\, and clinical work. Prior to HCA\, they oversaw the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs King County Incarcerated Veterans Reentry Program (IVRS)\, working with justice-impacted veterans returning to the community. Dre has also worked with IKRON of Greater Seattle as an Employment Specialist and later in the Health Home Program. \nRegister Here: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/15b30234-0641-4de6-aee9-73ca6e1abf86@11d0e217-264e-400a-8ba0-57dcc127d72d \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/may-peer-blend-webinar-passageways-to-recovery-employment-and-education-residences/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Advocacy,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Responding to Serious Behavioral Health Symptoms in the Courtroom: The Role of Each Court Partner
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by SAMHSA: \nDate & Time\nMay 7\, 2026 12:00 PM in\nPacific Time (US and Canada)\nDescription\nMaintaining court procedures and ensuring procedural fairness can be difficult if a defendant is experiencing serious symptoms stemming from behavioral health disorders in the courtroom. Interactions in the courtroom related to mental and substance use disorders\, including psychosis\, suicidal ideation\, or severe anxiety\, can result in delays\, appeals\, or aggression towards court staff. Maintaining a safe courtroom environment requires courtroom professionals to understand approaches and tools that support person-centered and trauma-informed responses. \nThis webinar will discuss ways judges and other court partners\, including defense attorneys and prosecutors\, can manage serious symptoms of mental and substance use disorders that can show up in the courtroom while navigating their non-clinical\, judicial role. Additionally\, other court partners\, such as court security personnel or behavioral health providers\, may play key roles. This webinar will review practical strategies that support trauma-informed and coordinated responses among court partners.  \nSpeakers\ncustom photo of speaker\nMarcia Hirsch \nFormer Presiding Judge·Queens Treatment Court \nHon. Marcia P. Hirsch was the Presiding Judge of the Queens Drug Treatment Court\, the DWI Treatment Court\, the Mental Health Court\, the Veterans Court\, the Gun Diversion Part\, and the Drug Diversion Court. She was appointed to the New York Court of Claims in March 2005 and was assigned to Queens Supreme Court\, Criminal Term. She presided over hearings and trials before she was assigned to the therapeutic courts in October 2005 where she remained until her retirement in December 2024.  \nJudge Hirsch has lectured extensively on therapeutic justice\, treatment courts\, trauma-informed courts\, and procedural justice. She has provided technical assistance to treatment court teams\, law enforcement\, behavioral health professionals working with justice populations\, and more. She is a board member and the immediate past president of the New York Association of Treatment Court Professionals.  \nJudge Hirsch is a graduate of Union College and Syracuse University College of Law. She served for nine years on the Rockville Centre School Board and was a member of her community’s Drug & Alcohol Task Force. Prior to taking the bench\, Judge Hirsch was the General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner at the New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal. \ncustom photo of speaker\nJennifer Johnson \nFounder and Principal·J.K. Johnson Advisors \nJennifer Johnson is the founder and principal of J.K. Johnson Advisors and provides education\, consulting\, and technical assistance at the intersection of mental health and law. Ms. Johnson is a 20-year veteran of the San Francisco Public Defender’s office\, where she was one of the founders of San Francisco’s Behavioral Health Court. \nIn addition to her work in the courtroom\, Ms. Johnson has helped shape mental health and criminal justice policy at the local\, state\, and national levels. She was a cofounder of the San Francisco Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team Training in 2011. She is a Senior Consultant with SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation\, and she is a member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Panel for the Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability. \nMs. Johnson recently authored a chapter on mental health courts in the American Bar Association publication\, Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Best Practices Manual. Other publications include: Burn Out and Compassion Fatigue: What Lawyers Need to Know\, UMKC Law Review\, Vol. 84:4 (Summer 2016) and Justice that Heals: Promoting. \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/responding-to-serious-behavioral-health-symptoms-in-the-courtroom-the-role-of-each-court-partner/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Behavioral Health,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Understanding Theories of Change: Foundations for Abusive Partner Intervention Work
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Center for Justice Innovation:\nDate & Time\nMay 7\, 2026 12:00 PM  in\nPacific Time (US and Canada)\nDescription\nA program’s theory of change reflects its underlying beliefs about why abusive behavior occurs and what must change for that behavior to stop. These beliefs shape how programs define the problem\, design interventions\, measure success\, and hold participants accountable. This webinar will introduce the concept of a theory of change and explore how different frameworks have shaped responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) over time. Participants will examine how assumptions about the causes of IPV influence abusive partner intervention program goals\, curriculum\, facilitator roles\, and definitions of success. The session will also provide practical guidance and guiding questions to help programs identify\, clarify\, and strengthen their own theory of change so that their practices\, values\, and outcomes are aligned.
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/understanding-theories-of-change-foundations-for-abusive-partner-intervention-work/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Bi-Monthly Golden Thread Documentation Training
DESCRIPTION:Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Foundational Community Supports (FCS) trainers are inviting you to join them in a six part training series for The Golden Thread Documentation Training. \nJoin us for a six-session training series that provides a comprehensive overview\, with practical applications FCS documentation. Each webinar covers a specific type of documentation and addresses Medicaid requirements and the importance of the connection between assessments\, service plans\, and progress notes\, known as the Golden Thread. The series will be presented with the newly developed Golden Thread Toolkit\, a valuable new resource for FCS staff. It is recommended that participants attend all sessions in the series\, as the information presented is cumulative. \nThis training is recommended for those who: \n\nAre new to providing supportive housing and supported employment services\nAre interested in improving the standards of personnel or agency documentation standards\nAre considering participating in a fidelity review and would like more information on how to prepare for it\n\nObjectives:\n\nTo use Medicaid-compliant documentation of Foundational Community Support services specifically the assessments\, service plan\, and progress notes.\nWhat the Golden Thread is\, and its importance in providing quality services to participants.\n\nWriting documentation in a way that accurately and completely reflects a participant’s story in a person-centered way. \nRegister Here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/bi-monthly-golden-thread-documentation-training/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Advocacy,Webinar
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