CRMGTPV X025 - Understanding and Managing Empathy-Based Stress Reactions When Working with Clients Experiencing Suicidality

In this training, participants will learn fundamental information about suicide and suicide management as it relates to empathy-based stress reactions among mental health workers. Participants will receive information about stress, burnout and other empathy-based stress reactions. The training addresses risk factors for these common reactions, as well as prevention and intervention at both the individual and organizational levels. Participants will leave the training with specific information related to empathy-based stress reaction prevention and intervention that they can implement within their own professional practices.

What You'll Learn

After completing this training, participants will be able to...

• Discuss statistics related to suicidality.
• Describe burnout and other empathy-based stress reactions in mental health workers.
• Describe prevention and intervention strategies at both the individual and organizational levels for burnout and other empathy-based stress reactions.  

What You'll Earn

This training is approved for 3 CE clock hours for counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, as well as prevention professionals in domain PR1 - prevention field related (renewals only) and substance use counselors in domain TR1 - treatment field related (renewals only) in the state of Ohio.

Additional Information

Development Date: April 2024 

Target Audience: 988 crisis call line staff and other human services professionals

Content Level: Beginner

Training Outline

• Suicide fundamentals
• Stress, burnout, and other empathy-based stress reactions
• Prevention and intervention strategies

Presenter

Julia Whisenhunt, PhD, LPC, NCC, CPCS

Professor of Counselor Education in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Speech-Language Pathology, University of West Georgia

Julia "Julie" Whisenhunt, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, CPCS is a professor of counselor education in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology at the University of West Georgia (UWG). She is the director of the Ed.D. program in Professional Counseling and Supervision at UWG. Whisenhunt earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Practice (CACREP accredited) from Georgia State University. She holds licensure as a professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia, and she is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Certified Professional Counseling Supervisor (CPCS) in Georgia. She is trained as an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) facilitator and is a Disaster Mental Health Volunteer. Whisenhunt has instructed psychology and counseling courses since 2004. She specializes in the areas of crisis intervention, suicide and self-injury. She coauthored the Crisis Intervention Ethics Casebook, which was published by the American Counseling Association, and the 9th edition to Crisis Intervention Strategies, which was published by Cengage. Whisenhunt remains active in her professional field through membership and service to various professional organizations, such as Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling and the Association for Humanistic Counseling. 

Continuing Education Approvals 

The Ohio State University College of Social Work provides approvals for continuing education for counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists that are accepted by the state of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work has been approved by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals (CDP) Board as a provider of Continuing Education, approval number: 50-24068.

Certificates & CE Reporting 

CE certificates will be available for download in your learner portal within 1 business day after submitting the evaluation survey.

Hours for those with Ohio licenses that are submitted with the evaluation survey will be reported to CE Broker every 14 days (twice per month). 

⚠️ Note: You may only complete this training once for CE credit. You may revisit the content, but only one certificate will be issued and credit will only be reported to CE Broker one time.

Cancellations, Refunds, Grievances, Accessibility Requests & Learning 

Please visit the Policies section of our website for more information on our processes for cancellations, refunds, grievances, training completions & certificates, participant conduct, and accessibility requests and learning accommodations. 

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this training, please contact CSW Accessibility as early as possible and in advance of the training start date by email at csw-accessibility@osu.edu or call 614-688-1657. Requests received at least 14-days prior to the date you plan to begin a training will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the College will make every effort to meet requests that we receive regardless of lead time. 

Contact Us

For questions about the enrollment process, payment options, technology, or training records, please submit an inquiry and our Enrollment Support team will assist you within 24 hours during business days.

Submit an enrollment inquiry

If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about the training content or delivery format, please contact the CSW Office of Continuing Education at cswce@osu.edu. For questions related to the training content, our office will facilitate communication with the training instructor on your behalf and connect you, if applicable. Presenter contact information will be provided within the training for questions, feedback, or comments. 

The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, 302 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210.

Phone: (614) 292-3032

Email: cswce@osu.edu 

Website: csw.osu.edu/continuing-education/