Join more than 300 trainers nationwide in helping behavioral health professionals feel confident navigating challenging situations and delivering the latest research-informed care to individuals at risk for suicide.
The AMSR-SUD Training of Trainer workshop will prepare you to teach AMSR to your clinical and direct care colleagues working in substance use disorder treatment settings, either outpatient, inpatient, or residential.
Become an AMSR Trainer
Becoming an AMSR trainer means joining a group of more than 300 other leaders in compassionate care for people at risk for suicide. The AMSR-SUD Training of Trainer (Tot) workshop will prepare you to teach other providers how to use the AMSR risk formulation in substance disorder treatment settings. Authorized AMSR trainers teach AMSR to colleagues within their own organizations. We also have limited opportunities for AMSR Trainers to be compensated for training outside of their own organization.
Eligibility, benefits, and FAQs
About the Training of Trainers Workshop
AMSR Training of Trainer (ToT) workshops provide two and half days of training. The first day is an observation of an AMSR Lead Trainer leading an AMSR training. Days two and three focus on you learning, developing, and practicing as an AMSR trainer.
When you join an ASMR ToT, you gain skills in the recognition, assessment, and management of suicide risk. You'll learn about the delivery of effective suicide-specific interventions and how to develop collaborative treatment and safety plans with those at risk for suicide.AMSR Lead Trainers demonstrate expert facilitation and provide you with the opportunity to practice and receive feedback on key aspects of AMSR curricula.
We provide you with an AMSR manual as well as an AMSR Leader Guide, so you can take with you the information, background, and tips that are covered in the session. As long as you're authorized, you'll have access to the AMSR Trainers website.
You'll leave the ToT ready to schedule your first training. Trainers or their sponsoring organization will need to purchase per person registrations for each person they train. To support and authorize your future trainings, Trainers or their organization will need to establish a service agreement and submit training proposals at least 3 weeks in advance of the training start date. Please contact AMSR@edc.org for more information.