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Oregon Suicide Risk CE for LPCs and LMFTs: Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention for Clinicians
Does this meet the Oregon suicide risk requirement?
Yes. The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT) requires LPCs and LMFTs to complete 2 clock hours of training dedicated to suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management each reporting period, and this course covers them. This course is $9, 2.25 Oregon CE hours.
Source: OBLPCT continuing education requirements (OAR 833-080-0011)
Assessing and managing suicide risk, with a labeled Oregon section on the rules, confidentiality exceptions, and emergency pathways
Clear questions, no tricks. Scout points out the key concepts so you can pass and get back to your clients.
Level
Intermediate
Oregon CE hours
2.25
Format
Self-study (reading)
CAMFT Provider #
10072759
Is it accepted for Oregon OBLPCT license renewal?
Yes. Oregon counts home study courses with no limit on hours, at 6,000 words of instructional reading per Oregon CE hour (OAR 833-080-0041(1)(c)). These courses come from a CAMFT-approved CE provider, and each certificate shows the Oregon CE hours earned.
How many CE hours do Oregon LPCs and LMFTs need?
40 clock hours in each 24-month reporting period, including 6 clock hours of ethics and/or Oregon laws, 4 clock hours of cultural competency, and 2 clock hours dedicated to suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management.
Who is this course for?
Oregon Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs).
Is it in the Oregon bundle?
Yes. You can pick it in the Oregon bundle, $69 for 40 Oregon CE hours, or buy it on its own.
How fast is the certificate?
Your certificate comes by email within 1 business day after you pass the post-test (70% to pass) and complete the evaluation.
Do I need a subscription or an account?
No. Each course or bundle is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Checkout on Payhip asks only for your email and payment. No account, no login.
About this course
For Oregon LPCs and LMFTs, and clinicians who serve clients in Oregon. A general clinical core on assessing and managing suicide risk, plus labeled state sections (Oregon, Texas, and Washington) on suicide training rules, confidentiality exceptions, and emergency pathways.
Sections 1 to 6 apply in every state. Sections 7, 8, and 9 cover Oregon, Texas, and Washington, quoting statutes and rules from each state's official website as read on October 17, 2026. It is not legal advice.
Topics:
- Risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs, and static versus dynamic factors
- A direct clinical interview and a risk formulation for a defined time window
- Structured tools such as the C-SSRS, and why a score is not a disposition
- Collaborative safety planning and lethal means counseling for firearms and medications
- Suicide-specific treatment (CAMS, CBT for suicide prevention, DBT elements) and follow-up after a crisis
- Youth, older adults, LGBTQ+ clients, veterans, documentation, and ethics
- Oregon, Texas, and Washington: suicide training rules, confidentiality exceptions, and emergency evaluation
Nine sections, with worked cases, FAQs, and key points. Color and Print Friendly PDFs.
Learning objectives
A sample of what you will be able to do after completing this course:
- List major static and dynamic risk factors for suicide relevant to outpatient mental health practice.
- Distinguish warning signs that suggest near-term escalation.
- Open a direct suicide inquiry and follow a structured sequence of questions.
- Assess ideation, plan, intent, means, history, and protective factors in one interview.
- Describe what the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale measures and why severity and behavior are scored separately.
- List the standard steps of a Stanley-Brown style safety plan.
- Conduct respectful lethal means counseling for firearms and medications.
- Describe the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) approach at a practice level.
- Write documentation that shows assessment, formulation, and plan.
- State what ORS 676.866 requires of Oregon behavioral health licensees on suicide risk continuing education.
- Identify the ORS 675.765 exception that permits an Oregon LPC or LMFT to disclose a client communication that reveals intent to commit a harmful act.
Who this course is for
Target audience: Oregon LPCs and LMFTs. Also useful for clinicians elsewhere who serve clients located in Oregon.
Course schedule
Self-study. Self-paced reading with a post-test. No fixed calendar dates. It counts as 2.25 Oregon CE hours.
Provider approval period for John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC, CAMFT CEPA Provider #10072759: June 15, 2026 through June 1, 2027 (renew as required to keep offering CE).
Instructor
John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC (also the course developer and CE provider). About 10 years of clinical experience in community mental health and private practice. Expertise relevant to this course: outpatient clinical work with individuals, couples, and families in community mental health and private practice.
Under CAMFT CEPA rules, the named instructor meets instructor qualifications by current related licensure and a related master’s degree (and related practice experience). A current CV is kept in the provider’s CE records.
How it works
- Enroll through the secure Payhip checkout. You get the course right away.
- Read the self-study text at your own pace.
- Take the online post-test (70% to pass; retakes free) and confirm you did the work yourself.
- Complete a short course evaluation (required for CE credit).
- Receive your certificate by email within 1 business day after you pass and complete the evaluation.
Completion records are kept for at least 7 years.
Price
$9
Pay securely on Payhip. CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
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CE information
Home study course in suicide risk assessment and intervention for LPCs and LMFTs. Oregon credits home study at 1 clock hour per 6,000 words, in quarter-hour steps (OAR 833-080-0041(1)(c)). Sections 1 to 7, the clinical core and the Oregon section, have 14,678 instructional words, so the course counts as 2.25 Oregon clock hours. The Texas and Washington law sections are not counted as Oregon CE hours. Your certificate lists the instructor, the instructor’s degree, and the word count.
Designed to meet the OBLPCT requirement of 2 clock hours of training dedicated to suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management each reporting period (OAR 833-080-0011(2)(d)).
John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
- CAMFT Provider #: 10072759
- Format: Self-study (reading), with an online post-test
- Oregon CE hours: 2.25 (14,678 instructional words in Sections 1 to 7)
- Passing score: 70%
- Certificate: Emailed within 1 business day after you pass the post-test and complete the evaluation, as a PDF you can print or save
- Cost: $9
Also included in the $69 Oregon bundle, which covers all 40 Oregon CE hours.
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Refunds / cancellation
You can get a full refund within 3 days of purchase as long as you haven't started the post-test. After you start the post-test, or after 3 days, we’re not able to offer a refund.
Accommodations
If you need a disability accommodation (for example a screen-reader-friendly file, larger print, or extra time on the post-test), email support@therapistcehours.com. We respond within 5 business days. There is no charge for accommodations.
Grievances
If you have a concern about the course, email support@therapistcehours.com. You will get a written response within 14 days. If it is not resolved, you can contact CAMFT at cepa@camft.org.
Activities not for CE credit
CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
What you get for $9
The 2 suicide risk hours OBLPCT asks for each reporting period, covered by one 2.25 Oregon CE hour course.
Your certificate by email within 1 business day after you pass, with the word count Oregon asks for.
One-time purchase, no subscription. Or pick it in the Oregon bundle, $69 for 40 Oregon CE hours.
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