This keynote address will merge our personal stories of surviving suicide, whether it be our own attempt or the attempt or death of a loved one, with the science of suicide prevention. In the end, it is our stories of pain and the hope, resilience and change that inspire most of us to devote our lives to preventing suicide. What do our stories have to do with the science of suicide prevention? How does science shape our stories? How do we embrace both the lived experience of survivorship with the science of suicidology? It is more important now than ever that we both embrace the lived experience and the science of our efforts. Join this keynote and learn how one psychologist has embraced his own lived experience and integrated this with the science of suicide prevention.
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Dr. Andrews has over 17 years of experience providing behavioral health services. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is actively involved in raising community awareness about the risk of suicide and training community members, law enforcement and other professionals in suicide assessment and intervention. He is on several crisis and suicide related boards: serves as Vice President of the National Association of Crisis Directors and is on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s Standards, Training and Practices Sub-Committee. Dr. Andrews is also an Applied Suicide Intervention Sills (ASIST) Training Coach.
A) High School Postvention Panel Presenter: Meryl Cassidy, Executive Director Response Crisis Center and SPCLI Co-Chair Panel Participants: Peter D'Elena, School Psychologist SWR H.S, Jacki Anci, School Social Worker, SWR H.S, Principal Charles Regan, Riverhead H.S., Laurie Lynn, Executive Director of Guidance, Plainview/Old Bethpage JFK H.S., Adam Fine, Principal East Hampton H.S. and Elizabeth Kennedy, Sacred Heart H.S. Join our panel to explore their experiences with suicide loss in their schools and the ways they dealt personally and professionally with these losses. Also hear about lessons learned along the way, as well as the unique challenges they faced and plans moving forward.
B) How Many Suicides Survivors are there in the US: Evidence from the 2016 General Social Survey Presenter: William Feigelman, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology , Nassau Community College This workshop will explore the numbers of suicide exposed and bereaved adults currently in the US and it will identify their common social and demographic characteristics.
C) Means Matter-The Importance of Limiting Access to Lethal Means as a Part of an Overall Suicide Prevention Strategy Presenters: Joseph Liuni, President Federated Sportsman’s Club of Ulster County and Ellen Pendegar, MS, RN PMHCNS-BC, CEO Mental Health Association of Ulster County, Inc. In this workshop, Joe and Ellen will be discussing thework that they have been doing in Ulster County following Dr. Ciocca, Elaine Frank, and the New Hampshire Gun Shop Project. The focus will be CALM: Counsel on Access to Lethal Means and how they implemented that in their work in Ulster County. It will discuss the role of limiting access to lethal means as part of a community’s overall suicide prevention. They will focus on gun safety due to the lethality of this method. The workshop is not anti-guns but anti-suicide. They will provide samples of information materials they developed based on the New Hampshire materials and the ways they found to disseminate the materials
The ZeroSuicide initiative is gaining traction across the country. Many of the tenets of ZeroSuicide derive from work place safety initiatives from the 1970s and 1980s. This workshop will review both the culture and organizational aspects that drive ZeroSuicide and participants will leave with some easy to use tools to begin using CQI strategies to improve their suicide prevention culture, work flows and outcomes.
E) Suicide Risk Assessment Presenter: Max Banilivy, Ph.D. WellLife Network This training is intended for clinicians, counselors and all other professionals interested in learning a comprehensive assessment model for suicide risk. The workshop will include: basic components of a comprehensive risk assessment, identify categories of risk factors in suicide risk assessment, distinguish among warning signs, identify the different definitions of suicidal behavior and match levels of suicide risk with levels of intervention
12:15 - 1:15 - LUNCH INCLUDED (Served in the Atrium)
I) Collaborating with Suicidal Individuals on Safety Planning Presenter: Meryl Cassidy, Executive Director, Response Crisis Center In this interactive workshop our presenter will briefly take you through an awareness activity to increase your understanding of suicide and explore best practice methods of risk assessment. She will then present a comprehensive overview and hands on instruction regarding how to collaboratively develop a safety plan with clients who are at risk for making suicide attempts.
3:00-3:30 Certificates of Completion
5 CASAC Renewal Hours **Pending**
5 NYSED Continuning Education Hours (LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT)
Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. (Provider #0156), licensed mental health counselors. (Provider #MHC-0014), licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider #MFT-0010), and licensed creative arts therapists. (Provider #CAT-0004).
*New York State Office of the Professions (NYSED) regulations requires that participants attend the entire approved educational activity in order to receive continuing education credits, from 9:00am-3:30pm.
No Refunds will be offered for cancellations
**Vendor Opportunities are available: Vendor fee includes table in vendor room and lunch for ONE person. If you would like to be a vendor please contact Alexis Rodgers, LMSW 631-471-7242 ext 1315
Registation Fees:
Vendor $50.00 (fee includes table and lunch for 1 person) **All vendors must pre-register. If you would like to be a vendor please contact Alexis Rodgers, LMSW at 631-471-7242 ext 1315
Student $50.00 (College ID Required)
General Registration $75.00
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2017
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