DBT Informed Suicide Risk Assessment & Management

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Co hosted with Dr. Jennifer McTaggart, a 2-day, virtual training session with opportunities for learning, discussion, practice & role play

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Informed Suicide Risk Assessment and Management (SRAM) Training will provide an opportunity for school mental health professionals to deepen their professional skills in the area of suicide risk assessment and management with students who experience chronic suicide ideation in school settings.

Over the course of two days of virtual training, school mental health professionals will learn how to integrate relevant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) informed skills in the process of suicide risk assessment and management with students. Dr. McTaggart will model and provide experiential opportunities for skill acquisition, as well as problem solve applications of this model of intervention which arise in school settings.

The goals of the training are to:

increase knowledge and confidence in working with students with chronic suicidal ideation and/or self-harm behavioursunderstand the function of these behaviours and how to interveneknow which skills to coach and when/how

Please note this training will include role play opportunities and will include homework between the two training days.

Dates

Day 1: November 9, 2026 | 9 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Day 2: November 23, 2026 | 9 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Pre-requisite: Participation in this webinar requires completion of previous SRAM training. Self-directed modules to this training are accessible online: DBT SRAM pre-requisite learning for SMHPs

Audience

School mental health professionals (Mental health clinicians/counsellors, Occupational therapists, Psychological associates, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social workers, Other)

Language

This session will be delivered in English. Materials, breakout rooms, etc. will be available in French and English.

PEI Protocol Learning and Training Participant Expectations

This training session will be an interactive learning experience, involving both large and small group discussions. We respectfully request that you come prepared to have your camera on (unless this is not accessible for you) to actively engage with fellow colleagues and trainers.

We understand that circumstances can change as you hold this training date. In the event that you are unable to attend, please email Sherry Sim at sherry@innovative4you.com. We often have waitlists for our sessions and would like to be able to offer your spot to another participant.

To help you prepare for the learning experience, many of our training sessions require brief pre reading assignments and downloading resources before the training date. Please be aware of this and watch for this information and links in the emails after you register, closer to the training date.

Many of our sessions involve role play demonstrations by the trainers as well as role play between 2-3 participants in break out rooms. This is to assist you to be ready to apply the learning directly with students soon after the training is complete. Please come prepared for this.

The training is an active learning experience, and we therefore request that you engage in discussions and respond to questions that trainers ask in order to help you consolidate the learning and again, be more prepared to use the protocol directly with students.

We will provide you with a certificate of attendance identifying the name of the training session and the number of training hours if you have participated in and attended at least 80% of the training hours.

It is strongly encouraged that you take the time at the end of each training session to complete our evaluation. This provides valuable feedback to our team that will continue to shape future training sessions. We want to hear what you think and value how useful the training is to your work with students.

Note that your MHL and/or Manager supports you to take this training to better support students in your schools and that this training aligns with your board’s Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and PPM 169.