About Suicide Death Investigation Course ^© 

The Suicide Death Investigation Course^© is two-day immersive workshop centered on the review of Medicolegal Death Investigation procedures related to mortality assessments and inquiries with a particular focus on cases involving suicides within healthcare and behavioral healthcare systems.The course aims to provide participants with an understanding of how manners of death of classified, to acquire the skills and knowledge to conduct mortality reviews, death investigations or inquiries, to foster critical thinking abilities when completing death reviews, and enable them to comprehend the circumstances surrounding a death for drawing conclusions regarding suicide.

Target audience

The Suicide Death Investigation Course^© was designed to meet the needs of professionals who may conduct death investigations in their place of employment, including Medical Examiners, Forensic Psychologists, Coroners, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Counselors, Psychologists, and Physicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

1. Analyze how knowledge of how the knowledge of death can aid health and behavioral healthcare systems in identifying and mitigating risks and enhancing prevention efforts as part of their formal quality improvement processes.
2. Define key concepts related to death and its clinical aspects.
3. Explain the importance of considering contextual factors and conditions surrounding an individual’s death within the framework of health and behavioral healthcare systems.
4. Differentiate and classify the five different manners of death deaths, including homicide, accident, suicide, natural and undetermined.
5. Distinguish between expected, unexpected, medical, mistreatment or maltreatment, and suspicious death.
6. Describe the process of a “pending” death investigation and certification.
7. Differentiate between Coroner and Medical Examiner,determiningjurisdiction of a death
8. Summarize the basics of medicolegal death investigations.
9. Describe and explain the incident management model typically employed in health and behavioral healthcare systems.
10. Apply evidence-informed processes in conducting administrative investigations effectively.
11. Construct relevant investigatory questions for administrative investigations.
12. Identify those at risk andrecognizing associated factors.
13. Evaluate a provided example of a Suicide Death Investigation to assess the investigation procedures and processes used in determining the manner of death effectively.
14. Apply investigative processes to determine if a death is related to suicide.

Continuing Education

Participants must complete the entire live trainingto receive a certificate of attendance; AAS does not give partial completion credit. Virtual participants must have their camera on during course instruction, and each must use their own device.

Continued Education credits may be earned for successful completion of the entire workshop. Participants can earn 9.5 credits.

APA: The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AAS maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

Enrollment Fees

• AAS Members: $559
• Non-Members: $659

Enrollment Instructions

Individuals: Visit the American Association of Suicidology Training and Certification Catalog to purchase this live course

• You will need your AAS Community log-in information if you have already created a member or guest account for a prior purchase.
• If you do not currently have an account, you may do so as a Guest or join to be an AAS member and receive the training at a discounted price.
• AAS membership approval can take up to two (2) business days; we recommend waiting 24-48 hours after joining before purchasing any trainings to ensure you receive the member rate.

Organizations: Complete the Training Request Form to be invoiced for the group purchase. Organizations cannot make purchases from the AAS Training & Certification Catalog

• Once payment has been received, a promo code will be provided to the organization to distribute to employees of their selection. 
• Each employee must use their AAS Community log-in if they already have an account, or must create a Guest account, to use the promo code for purchasing and accessing the course.
• Organizations have30 days to utilize the total number of promo codes provided to redeem access to the course. Extensions will not be provided.
• The paying organization is responsible for managing and tracking their promo codes after receiving them from AAS, including ensuring all have been used before their expiration date.

If a participant requires an accommodation, they may submit this to training@suicidology.org

AAS Cancellation and Refund Policy

How to Access an On-Demand or Live Course After Purchasing

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