8th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference
Overview
Learning Objectives
1. Learners will be given the opportunity to build upon partnerships in the community focused on the expanding reach of suicide prevention.
2. Learners will be able to integrate suicide prevention conversations into workplace and personal settings.
3. Learners will be able to identify and utilize advancements in suicide prevention screening and assessment.
4. Learners will have a better understanding of resources available in communities for emergency mental health care including crisis and suicide intervention.
5. Learners will discover how research and data collection is changing to improve outcomes related to suicide prevention and intervention.
6. Learners will grasp the role that resilience and hope play in suicide prevention and intervention.
Program
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
8:15am - 8:45am – Registration
9:00am – 9:30am – Welcome and Introductions – Sharon Sandberg, LCSW & Stacey Buettner, LCSW
9:30am-10:30am – Keynote Address – “One Size Fits None: Why We Need To Move Beyond Universal Screening” - Dr. Jack Rozel
10:30am – 10:45am – Break / Vendors
10:45am – 12:00pm – Breakout 1
Session 1a: “What to Know About Suicidality and Self-harm in Autistic People” – Dr. Caitlin Conner, PhD, LCP, Jacob Feldman, BS, Maddie Swisher, MS, CRC & Dr. Ligia Antezana, PhD, LCP (contributor)
Session 1b: “Animal-assisted Support for Suicide Prevention and Intervention” – Dr. Yvonne Eaton-Stull, DSW, LCSW
Session 1c: “Cultural and Linguistic Considerations with Refugee Populations Surrounding Suicide Assessment” – Dr. Lisa May, PhD, LPC & Dr. Patricia Stubber, PhD, MBA
12:00pm – 1:00pm– Lunch and Vendors
1:00pm – 2:15pm – Breakout 2
Session 2a: “The Gun Talk: Smarter Conversations, Safer Staging, and Suicide Prevention” – Dr. Jack Rozel, MD, MSL, DFAPA
Session 2b: “How to Support Disenfranchised Grievers Following a Suicide Death” – Janey Morell, MA, LPC & Jonathan Williams, MEd, CT
Session 2c: “A Case Study in the Treatment of Trauma and Suicidality” – Teri Pentz, LPC & Rachel Ludwig, LCSW
2:15pm – 2:30pm – Break / Vendors
2:30pm – 3:45 – Breakout 3
Session 3a: “Adjusting Perspective: Gratitude As a Tool For Suicide Prevention” – Sharon Sandberg, LCSW & Zachary Cathcart, BA
Session 3b: “Strengthening Hope: Creative Ways to Personalize Safety Plans” – Kelsey Bero, LPC, NCC & Mackenzie Osborn, MSCP
Session 3c: “Difficult Dialogues: College Students and Suicide Prevention” – Elizabeth Sanders, LCSW & Dr. Kimberly Hardner, DSW, LSW, & , Holly Kallay
3:45pm – Closing and Certificates
Venue
Faculty
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.25 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 5.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologist (APA)
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
This activity is approved for 5.25 APA credits.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 5.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Social Work (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.25 continuing education credits
Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 5.25 AAPA Category I CME
- 5.25 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 5.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 5.25 APA
- 5.25 ASWB
- 5.25 Attendance