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ForwardSuicide Prevention Symposium: Advancing Suicide Prevention for Black Communities
A focused, one-day, in-person program dedicated to understanding and addressing Black suicide across the lifespan. National experts in Black mental health and suicide prevention will deliver evidence-informed presentations on trends, risk and protective factors, culturally responsive care, and actionable strategies you can bring back to your practice and community.
Target Audience
Psychologist
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of these sessions, participants will be able to….
C Brown Keynote
1. Communicate the increasing urgency and risk of Black youth suicidality
2. Identify factors impacting this rising disparity
3. Increase culturally responsive competencies for addressing Black youth suicidality
R Boyd Keynote
1. Identify parenting and family risk and protective factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors among Black youth.
2. Examine parenting and family factors that are relevant for culturally responsive assessment of suicide risk.
3. Discuss strategies for engagement of Black youth and families in suicide prevention interventions.
Zullo & Williams Session
1. Describe mental health diagnostic disparities for Black LGBTQ+ youth compared to their White cisgender heterosexual peers
2. Apply existing interventions for Black and LGBTQ+ youth at risk for suicide
3. Implement evidence-based treatment strategies to tailor suicide prevention care to the unique needs of Black LGBTQ+ youth
Waitz-Kudla Session
1. Educate about the importance of addressing lethal means when addressing suicidal ideation
2. Discuss empirical data regarding lethal means in the United States
3. Apply information about lethal means counseling and motivational interviewing
Wintersteen Session
1. Identify common errors in documentation that could make one susceptible to liability in tort litigation
2. Describe necessary elements for documentation of patients as it relates to suicide risk
3. Integrate suicide risk documentation into their current documentation practices
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.
Christopher Brown is a consultant with Neuroflow.
No other 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.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and David Farber ASPIRE Center, Thomas Jefferson University. 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.
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 5.50 APA credits.
Social Work
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 5.50 clinical 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
- 5.50 APA
- 5.50 ASWB
- 5.50 Attendance