The Suicide Prevention Center of NY, OMH and the Warren Washington County Suicide Prevention Coalition Is Offering a Connect Training for Postvention

The Suicide Prevention Center of New York, New York State Office of Mental Health and the Warren Washington County Suicide Prevention Coalition are sponsoring a Connect Postvention workshop

Date:

Connect Training- February 24, 2015 9am-2pm

Location:  Washington County WIC Building Annex II 114 Lower Main Street Hudson Falls, NY 12839

Information and Registration:  Please RSVP by February 20^th 2015 To Allison Reynolds 746-1527 or email:

                                                                                                             allisonreynolds@councilforprevention.org

 

Workshop and materials are free

Lunch Will Be Provided

CASAC Credits are available

 

 

POSTVENTION TRAINING* FOR HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES* TO PROMOTE HEALING AND REDUCE RISK AFTER A SUICIDE

 

Human service agencies perform a wide range of roles and functions in supporting clients and responding to community members following a suicide death. Since knowing someone who has died by suicide is one of the highest risk factors for suicide, taking steps to reduce risk and promote healing (postvention) becomes an integral part of suicide prevention efforts. Connect Postvention training is offered to social service agency staff, law enforcement, First responders, and community members who will respond to a death by suicide and take an active role in coordinating and/or responding to agency/community members in postvention efforts.

 

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL GET FROM THE TRAINING:

·         Knowledge of National Best Practices for social service agencies in responding to a suicide death

·         Identification of  the role of key service providers and ways to participate in and/or coordinate an integrated and effective community response to the suicide death of a client or community member

·         Knowledge of the dynamics of suicide related phenomena (contagion, pacts, cluster, copycat suicides) and the strategies for reducing this risk in the agency caseload and the greater community

·         The skills to recognize warning signs for suicide in clients or other community members after a suicide death

·         An appreciation of the complexity of suicide related grief and cultural considerations regarding suicide

·         The ability to encourage help-seeking, reduce stigma, and knowledge of concepts and resources to promote healing for survivors and communities

·         Recommendations regarding confidentiality, safe communication, language and media inquiries

·         Discussion of agency protocols and legal and ethical issues should a client die by suicide, including considerations from emergency response should the death occur on agency property to involvement with survivors

·         Information about providing appropriate support to first responders and agency staff following a client suicide

AUDIENCE: Staff and supervisors in social service agencies who are involved in developing crisis protocols and/or responding to a suicide death that impacts the agency or community.

OUTCOMES: participants will be prepared to develop local community postvention team(s) as a result of attending Connect. Technical Assistance on next steps will be discussed as part of the training.

For more information on the postvention team process contact

 Gary O’Brien at (518) 402-9488

*discipline specific workshops also available e.g. Schools, mental health etc.