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Massachusetts Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), Mental Health Center (MHC), Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI), and Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) staff and clinicians are encouraged to


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Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Lifetime Trained Certification


Cost:

Free!


CE Credits:

FREE CE credits provided to Counselors (NBCC), Psychologists (APA), and Social Workers (NASW). Many other licensed professionals have found that their licensing body accept CAMS-care CE Credits, for example Marriage and Family Counselors. Check with your licensing organization to verify they accept the CE credits. For more CE information reference: CAMS Online Continuing Education for Suicide Prevention Training.


Learners will receive a Lifetime CAMS Trained™ designation following completion of these requirements in the learning path.  

Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Training


The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) is an evidence-based, suicide-specific therapeutic framework used across clinical disciplines and treatment settings. CAMS involves a collaborative, interactive assessment process where the client plays an active role in identifying their suicidal risk and developing their treatment plan. Whether you're an experienced clinician or a early-career mental health professional, CAMS provides practical skills to reduce suffering and directly treat suicidal risk. This is presented by CAMS-care, consultant-trainers.


Audience:

Behavioral health clinicians providing direct care, assessment, and treatment.


Requirements:

The CAMS training involves 4 concrete learning experiences that progressively build upon one another over time. A commitment to the completion of the 4 learning experiences is REQUIRED upon application acceptance.


  1. Completion of the Foundational Video is strongly recommended prior to attending the virtual training day on January 12, 2027 from 8:30am-4:30pm. In addition, the Foundational CE Test OR the free Knowledge Test is required for adherence purposes. 
  2. Completion of the electronic CAMS book (approximately 6 hours) is strongly recommended prior to attending the virtual training day, January 12, 2027 from 8:30am-4:30pm.
  3. All-day virtual live role play training attendance and participation (January 12th from 8:30am-4:30 pm via Zoom, full day REQUIRED).
  4. Attendance and participation to four consultation calls (dates TBD via Zoom following virtual role play training) 1-hour virtual meetings.
 
 

Behavioral Health Workforce Training Clearinghouse