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Free continuing education credits for Tompkins County clinicians sponsored by The Sophie Fund

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ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Healthcare professionals in Tompkins County can register for a two-day online training in suicide prevention, with free registration sponsored by The Sophie Fund.

The training program, “Suicide Safer Care in Clinical Practice,” will be held on March 10th and 11th, 2026. Those who attend will receive free continuing education credits (CEUs). Organized by The Wellness Institute, attendees of the program “will receive direct guidance from intervention developers, current updates into emerging suicide prevention challenges, and concrete steps to work with clients at risk with greater confidence, competence, and clarity.”

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP), Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT), brief interventions including Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP), and Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) will all be included in the training. There will also be a session focusing on treating suicidality in youth.

Free registration with free continuing education credits for physicians, primary care clinicians, health and mental health clinicians, and clinical social workers serving Tompkins County is supported by a grant from The Sophie Fund.

Healthcare professionals can email The Sophie Fund at thesophiefund2016@gmail.com for a free registration code and provide their name, email address, degree level, and place of employment. If self-employed, provide the name and address of practice.

Find more information about the training on The Sophie Fund’s website here.

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