AMSR was designed to allow clinicians to challenge their personal biases in suicide care, provide an evidence-based framework to determine patients’ risk, and to make relevant and meaningful treatment decisions. The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to address suicide risk and behaviors in inpatient settings. 

AMSR for Inpatient Settings

Learn how to confidently and competently assess and manage suicide risk in this engaging online course as a professional providing care in an inpatient setting.

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AMSR for Inpatient Settings offers busy and often pressured health facilities an easily adopted and effective framework for health practitioners working with patients at differing levels of suicide risk.This deeply absorbing and engaging online course guides participants step by step through the AMSR risk formulation to assist health practitioners build both competence and confidence with patients who may be at risk of suicide.Health practitioners will learn how to identify the warning signs, respond compassionately and effectively, and most importantly, develop a collaborative management plan with patients to assist in reducing the risk of suicide with their patients.AMSR offers health and mental health practitioners a structured framework utilizing research-informed interventions and strategies that are easy to learn and apply. Over 100,000 clinicians and 2,000 health care systems in the United States alone have taken an AMSR course.Course participants will experience beautifully crafted video lessons and compelling demonstrations of clinicians working with clients that show examples of how to work with the AMSR risk formulation across a range of patient presentations. Participants will also have access to a digital library that allows them to download useful resources.There are four parts of the AMSR for Inpatient Settings course and each takes around two hours, completed at a time that suits individual practitioners. It’s been designed to be a highly practical and enjoyable online training journey that helps build practitioner competence and confidence in dealing with the often challenging experience of assisting patients at risk of suicide.There are 8 CE/CME hours available. Prior to registering, please read the Learner Notification for CE/CME Credits in our FAQ section.

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Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk

AMSR for Outpatient Settings

Learn how to confidently and competently assess and manage levels of client suicide risk in this highly practical and absorbing online course.

The Zero Suicide Institute® offers a number of specialty trainings in assessing and managing suicide risk online and in-person. 

AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Outpatient Settings

A short course for clinical staff to develop an understanding of assessment and management of suicide risk, and the delivery of effective suicide-specific interventions. 

3 hours | Self Directed (access for 3 months)

AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Inpatient Settings

An AMSR course for non-clinical staff who work as part of the care team with individuals at risk for suicide

AMSR for Inpatient Settings

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