This training focuses on developing defensible documentation practices in suicide risk assessment and clinical decision-making. Participants will learn how to clearly document risk, clinical judgment, and rationale for decisions in a way that reflects ethical responsibility and supports continuity of care. The goal is to ensure that clinical thinking is not only sound—but clearly demonstrated, justified, and defensible. 

• Presenter | Whitney Conaway MS, LCMHC, NCC | View Qualifications

• Live Virtual Training (via Zoom)

• Date & Time | TBA

• Deadline to Register | TBA

• 1.5 Clock Hours

• Cost | T‍BA

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Identify at least three foundational documentation practices, including informed consent, that support defensibility in suicide risk management.

2. Identify at least five core suicide risk factors that should be included in assessment and documentation, regardless of the specific tool or framework used.

3. Demonstrate documentation of at least three elements reflecting clinical judgment and decision-making when suicide risk is present.

4. Apply at least three documentation strategies that support defensibility in level of care decisions, including consultation, in-session interventions, safety planning, follow-up planning, and documentation of consent and confidentiality.

5. Analyze at least two ethical risks and implications for accountability and defensibility associated with incomplete or absent documentation in suicide risk assessment and decision-making.

I. Opening & Framing (10 min)

• Establish purpose, expectations, and the role of defensible documentation

II. Foundations of Defensible Documentation (20 min)

• Core principles, informed consent, and required suicide risk elements

III. Clinical Judgment & Risk Documentation (20 min)

• Translating assessment into risk level, clinical reasoning, and defensible documentation

IV. Documenting Clinical Actions & Decision-Making (25 min)

• Interventions, consultation, safety planning, level of care, and consent

V. Case Application, Gaps, & Closing (15 min)

• Case-based application, common documentation gaps, and key takeaways

Registration Details | TBA

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