MWVCAA SafeTALK
jue, 07 nov
|Polk Community Resource Center
This workshop trains participants to become alert helpers who can recognize individuals with thoughts of suicide, engage and quickly connect them with someone who can do a suicide intervention. It is approved for 3.5 CEs (OR NASW). This training is reserved for MWVCAA personnel and guests.
Horario y ubicación
07 nov 2024, 8:45 – 13:30 GMT-8
Polk Community Resource Center, 1407 Monmouth Independence Hwy, Monmouth, OR 97361, USA
Acerca del evento
This training is reserved for Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency personnel and guests. MWVCAA is covering the full cost of registration, regularly $120. Lunch will be provided.
SafeTALK - Suicide Alertness For Everyone - is a half-day workshop that trains participants to become alert helpers who can recognize individuals with thoughts of suicide, engage them in direct and open talk about suicide, and quickly connect them with someone who can do a more in-depth suicide intervention. Recognized in SAMHSA’s and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s national registry of best practices, this training meets a portion of Oregon House Bill 2315 requirements for suicide-specific continuing education for mental health professionals. More information about SafeTALK can be found here: livingworks.net/safetalk.
What you’ll get:
Skills to recognize warning signs of individuals with thoughts of suicide
A framework for how to effectively engage a person with thoughts of suicide
Opportunities to practice connecting a person…