Advanced Skills Training Academy
We equip Oregon’s behavioral health professionals and community responders with specialized, evidence-based approaches for suicide prevention, crisis response, and emotional wellness
Learn to provide safe, effective, and person-centered services
Each program deepens professional expertise and strengthens Oregon’s system of care through collaboration and culturally responsive practice. From foundational therapeutic methods to population-specific interventions, this framework supports a skilled behavioral health workforce capable of meeting Oregon’s diverse mental health needs.
Skills You'll Gain
Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
Strengthen parent–child trust and repair emotional ruptures through a structured, attachment-focused approach to treating adolescent depression and suicide risk.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)
Help clients identify and replace suicidal thinking with healthy coping strategies while building long-term protective supports.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Teach clients emotion regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance techniques proven to reduce suicidal behaviors and improve treatment outcomes.
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
Conduct collaborative, suicide-specific assessments and interventions that center on understanding and treating each client’s unique experience of suicidal risk.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Use empathy-driven communication techniques to enhance engagement, reduce resistance, and support clients in making meaningful behavior changes.
Advance your professional skills and improve health in your community.
Other Trainings
ASIST Training
A two-day training that prepares participants to recognize and respond to people who may be having thoughts of suicide.
OCALM Training
Equipping healthcare and direct service providers with the skills and confidence to discuss suicide risk and reduce access to lethal means.
Mobile Crisis Training
A free, state-supported program designed to prepare Oregon’s mobile crisis teams to respond safely, effectively, and compassionately in moments of crisis.