Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR)

Health care providers face many challenges when working with patients at risk of suicide. Some patients may not disclose their thoughts of suicide, and if they do, often the health care provider must make judgment calls about unpredictable outcomes, often with insufficient or contradictory information. 

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) is based on the latest research and is designed to support safer suicide care practices, such as Zero Suicide.  AMSR teaches a prevention-oriented risk formulation focused on planning not predicting.

AMSR Outpatient Settings and AMSR for Inpatient Settings online courses are appropriate for clinical professionals who conduct suicide risk assessments with patients, including counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and nurses.

We offer two companion versions, AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Inpatient Settings and AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Outpatient Settings. These trainings are for other staff on the care team who need to understand the risk formulation and treatment plan but do not do the risk assessment. This includes case managers, care navigators, mental health technicians, recovery coaches, peer specialists, and LPNs.

We have two courses that are suitable. AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Inpatient Settings and AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Outpatient Settings are for non-clinical staff who work as part of the care team with individuals at risk for suicide, when the inpatient, outpatient systems or clinical providers are using the AMSR risk formulation. 

Each participant will receive a certificate upon completion of their AMSR course.
For AMSR for Outpatient Settings and AMSR for Inpatient Settings, CE credits are also available.

You can view the accreditation details on the course pages.