Pacific Southwest MHTTC

Join The Pacific Southwest MHTTC team for part 1 of this 2-part series, with the authors of the guide, Dr. Meagan O’Malley, Frances Marion, LCSW and Jessica Palacio, LCSW. This workshop will walk school and mental health providers through the guide and include exercises and common scenarios to support optimum use of the resource. By exploring the guide with professionals in a peer network, we can be ready and responsive and help cultivate STBs prevention and greater awareness in serving our young children.

During this 90-minute interactive webinar, educators will learn about the unique considerations for preventing, recognizing, and responding to suicide risk in elementary- age children. Using vignettes, participants will gain experience recognizing risk factors and warning signs of suicide in young children; practice developmentally appropriate assessment strategies; and explore tiered, school-based approaches to prevention and intervention.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a deeper understanding of the risk factors and warning signs of suicide in elementary-age children.
• Explore the protective factors against suicide, as well as tiered, school-based approaches to prevention and intervention.
• Learn strategies to communicate with parents/caregivers of elementary-age children at risk for suicide.

Who is this workshop for?

• Mental health and school mental health providers (e.g., therapists, social workers, peer support professionals)
• Supervisors, managers, directors, administrators, and leadership of school and mental health organizations and agencies
• Technical assistance providers, coaches, consultants

Registration Deadline: April 18, 2023

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