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Virtual As+K? About Suicide to Save a Life
Virtual As+K? About Suicide to Save a Life




AS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life is a workshop for adults who may interact with youth or adults at risk for suicide. The program provides participants with an overview of the basic epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behavior, including risk and protective factors. Participants are trained to recognize warning signs—behaviors and characteristics that might indicate elevated risk for suicidal behavior—and how to intervene with a person they think might be at risk for suicide. Using role-playing, participants practice asking other participants about suicidal thoughts, feelings, and intentions. Participants are trained to respond to someone expressing direct suicidal communication by seeking emergency care. Participants are also trained to gather more information about a person’s risk and take action consistent with that risk.

As+K Work Goals:

The overall goal of the AS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life workshop is to enable the audience to become suicide prevention gatekeepers to learn to:

  • Know basic info about suicide prevalence, risk and protective factors and warning signs
  • Understand the role of the gatekeeper in suicide prevention
  • Understand that suicide can be prevented from a public health perspective
  • Have the confidence to respond
  • Connect someone at risk to qualified care

Important Session Information:


This is a virtual meeting conducted over Zoom. The presenter will share Zoom information the day before the event. 

“This workshop may trigger some participants who have been previously exposed to trauma, suicide loss, lived experience, or other similar experiences. It is highly recommended that a mental health professional be available during this training as the workshop is not intended to diagnose, screen, treat or otherwise provide counsel for any mental or physical illness or condition.
This workshop is not always delivered by workshop leaders who have expertise in clinical mental health care and is for informational purposes only. If you are concerned about yourself or someone you know, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) or text the Crisis Text Line
(741741). If you have any questions or concerns, please see your workshop leader at the break or after the workshop.”
ALWAYS REFER PARTICIPANTS TO 1-800-273-TALK (8255), 911 OR THEIR CLOSEST EMERGENCY ROOM IN WORKING WITH SOMEONE THAT MAY BE AT RISK OF SUICIDE.  THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OR IMPLIED ASSUMPTION THAT USING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WORKSHOP WILL ELIMINATE THE RISK OF SUICIDE FOR ANYONE.


T-TESS/T-PESS:
Dimension 2.3: Communication, Dimension 3.2: Managing Student Behavior, Dimension 3.3: Classroom Culture, Dimension 4.1: Professional Demeanor and Ethics; Standard 3 - Executive Leadership, Standard 4 - School Culture


Registration for this session has ended

Session ID:
493764
Credits Available:
(4) SD or CPE
 
Fee:
$0.00
Contact Person:
Mark Ybarra
Audience:
Administrators, Counselors, Nurses, Paraprofessionals-Instructional, Principals/Asst. Principals, School Resource Officer, School Safety Personnel, Teachers, All Levels
 
Date Time Location
7/19/2022 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Zoom-Online Only



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