Pharmacy Professionals
Suicide Awareness & Referral Training
Online Training
Online training is offered by the Washington State Pharmacy Association. The online training cost (with CE) is $45 for WSPA members and $90 for non-members.
Live Training
This training may be offered all over Washington in partnership with state associations, health systems, schools and pharmacies. This course is excellent in person, with opportunities to practice interventions and discuss this important topic with trainers and peers. Pricing is $75 for WSPA members and $125 for non-members. Future webinars or live courses will be posted to the WSPA calendar – please check there for training session dates/times that best fit your needs.
WSPA corporate members and sites willing to host a training session should reach out to Boris Zhang to learn more about hosting requirements, access members only prices and schedule a training. Boris can be reached at 702-768-3866 or at boris@wsparx.org
This video, which is included in the training, demonstrates a suicide prevention role-play between a pharmacist and a customer.
At the end of this training, the pharmacist or technician will be able to
Recognize suicide’s impact on Washington communities and families
Describe pharmacy professionals’ role in suicide prevention
Educate all patients to make homes safer
Use the LEARN® steps to respond to suicide risk in personal and professional settings
Pharmacy professionals can play an important role in preventing suicide, overdoses and suicide attempts – creating safer homes. Washington state-licensed pharmacists are required to take a three-hour training which is approved by the Washington Department of Health
The training is the result of collaboration among members of the Safer Homes Coalition. Leading partners in development of the training were Forefront Suicide Prevention and the Washington State Pharmacy Association.