Responding with Wisdom: Crisis, Risk Assessment & Safety Planning for Christian Mental Health Clinicians

In this self-paced course by Renewed Integrative Counseling, clinicians will gain the tools and confidence needed to respond to client crises with competence, clarity, and compassion. This training covers risk assessment using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), safety planning protocols, Florida reporting and Baker Act criteria, and documentation best practices. With an integration of faith-based insights, the course helps Christian counselors navigate moments of acute distress while maintaining clinical integrity and honoring the sanctity of life. Whether you're a student intern or a licensed provider, you’ll be empowered to approach crisis work with clinical wisdom and spiritual discernment.

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Responding with Wisdom: Crisis, Risk Assessment & Safety Planning for Christian Mental Health Clinicians

Course content

9 sections | 56 lessons

Module 1: Welcome & Course Orientation

Module 2: Understanding Crisis in Clinical and Faith Contexts

Module 3: Suicide Risk Assessment Using the C-SSRS

Module 4: Responding to Risk – Interventions by Risk Level

Module 5: Safety Planning with Clinical Excellence and Empathy

Module 6: Documentation & Ethical Best Practices

Module 7: Reporting, Hospitalization & The Florida Baker Act

Module 8: Case Studies & Integration Practice

Module 9: Closing Reflection & Final Quiz

Responding with Wisdom: Crisis, Risk Assessment & Safety Planning for Christian Mental Health Clinicians

Module 1: Welcome & Course Orientation5 Lessons

Module 1: Welcome & Course Orientation

Module 2: Understanding Crisis in Clinical and Faith Contexts4 Lessons

Module 2: Understanding Crisis in Clinical and Faith Contexts

Module 3: Suicide Risk Assessment Using the C-SSRS8 Lessons

Module 3: Suicide Risk Assessment Using the C-SSRS

Module 4: Responding to Risk – Interventions by Risk Level7 Lessons

Module 4: Responding to Risk – Interventions by Risk Level

Module 5: Safety Planning with Clinical Excellence and Empathy8 Lessons

Module 5: Safety Planning with Clinical Excellence and Empathy

Module 6: Documentation & Ethical Best Practices7 Lessons

Module 6: Documentation & Ethical Best Practices

Module 7: Reporting, Hospitalization & The Florida Baker Act7 Lessons

Module 7: Reporting, Hospitalization & The Florida Baker Act

Module 8: Case Studies & Integration Practice4 Lessons

Module 8: Case Studies & Integration Practice

Module 9: Closing Reflection & Final Quiz6 Lessons

Module 9: Closing Reflection & Final Quiz