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MWVCAA SafeTALK

Thu, Nov 07

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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.

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MWVCAA SafeTALK
MWVCAA SafeTALK

Time & Location

Nov 07, 2024, 8:45 AM – 1:30 PM PST

Polk Community Resource Center, 1407 Monmouth Independence Hwy, Monmouth, OR 97361, USA

About the Event

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…

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