VPC Training Series
UPCOMING INSTALLMENTS
Suicide Prevention Training: A Seminar for Practitioners, Law Enforcement, Researchers, and Everyday Citizens
When: Monday, September 23, 2024, 1-3pm Where: Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
Presenters:
Sarah Spafford, PhD, MSuicidology: Dr. Spafford is a Research Associate in the Suicide Prevention Lab at the University of Oregon. Her scholarship is centered on the continuum of care for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, support for care providers of suicidal individuals, and older adult suicide.
Rob Cramer, PhD: Dr. Cramer is the Belk Endowed Professor of Health Research and Associate Director of the UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center. He is the founder of the Core Competency Model of Suicide Prevention Training (Cramer et al., 2013, 2023).
Jacinta Hawgood, MClinPsy, PhD, MAPS, MICDA: Dr. Hawgood is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Suicidology at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
(AISRAP) at Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia). She is the the lead author of Systematic Tailored Assessment for Responding to Suicidality protocol (STARS-p) (Hawgood & De Leo, 2015; 2018;
2024), and associated STARS-p training.
Summary: Suicide prevention is a public health problem increasingly understood as everyone’s responsibility. The Tiered Model of Suicide Prevention Training (Cramer et al., 2023) provides specific guidance for lay and professional audiences involved in suicide prevention and mental health promotion. In this seminar, three experts in suicide prevention training will provide brief talks on training for lay persons, law enforcement, and clinical and public health practitioners. First, Dr. Sarah Spafford, PhD, MSuicidology will present: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training: What we know, what we don’t, and where we need to go next. Her talk will focus on suicide prevention gatekeeper training (GKT) evidence, limitations, and recommendations for implementation. Second, Dr. Rob Cramer, PhD, will present: Core Competencies in Suicide Prevention: Evidence and Updates. This talk will introduce the Core Competency Model of Suicide Prevention Training for healthcare providers, leading to recommendations for entry-level training for healthcare students and practitioners. Third, Dr. Jacinta Hawgood, MClinPsy, PhD, MAPS will present: Systematic Tailored Assessment for Responding to Suicidality protocol (STARS-p): Research and practice elements. Her talk will provide an overview of the STARS-p approach to person-centered suicide risk assessment and management, with emphasis on current evidence and strategies for implementation. The seminar will conclude with a Q&A session with the panel members.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, learners will be able to:
- Summarize evidence and limitations of suicide prevention training for lay and professional audiences.
- Discuss current knowledge regarding suicide gatekeeper training (GKT).
- Identify best practices for training implementation for healthcare providers and other professionals.
Who might benefit from attending?
Lay and professionals alike, including healthcare providers, health professions students, college student personnel, law enforcement, mental health advocates, researchers, and anyone passionate about suicide prevention.
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