HBGCE0146 - Suicide Prevention Conference: Seeking Resiliency, Presented by Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHA)
Course Description
Registration on this site is for requesting Social Work continuing education hours only. This is not registration for the conference.
Registration for Social Work CE is required, prior to the event date.
Certificates of attendance documenting continuing education hours or units will be issued by Temple University Harrisburg.
These trainings have been approved for Social Work Continuing Education hour. Temple University Harrisburg is a PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors preapproved provider of continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW/LMFT/LPC biennial license renewal.
CE Approved Hours:
- Up on the High Wire: Mental Resiliency During Tough Times: 1.5 hours
- Choosing to Live: 1.0 hour
- Suicide Prevention Education: Not One Size Fits All: 1.5 hours
If you are interested in receiving a certificate of continuing education, the following steps must be completed:
- Register for CE request through this site.
- Complete the CE Request Form.
- Attend each of the trainings in their entirety.
- Complete an online program evaluation, including your full name.
Social Work CE Questions? Please email Pamela Vierra at pamela.vierra@temple.edu
Course Outline
Up on the High Wire: Mental Resiliency During Tough Times: 1.5 hours
Are we doing enough to invest in mental health and “mental resiliency”? What does it actually mean to be emotionally fit and psychologically hardy? With increasing demands to do more with less and perform with polish, people need coping tools and emotional inoculation to get them through challenges. This keynote looks at the issue of mental wellness and gives participants the tools to help themselves and others sustain a passion for living over the long haul. As a psychologist, mental health advocate, and survivors of her brother’s suicide, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas brings a unique perspective to the topic. From storytelling to discussing the effects of stress on the brain, Sally will help participants know how to stay mentally fit, avoid burnout and remain focused on wellness.
Goals:
1. To educate participants about mental resiliency.
2. To engage participants in developing a personal plan for resilience.
3. To inspire participants with stories, science and strategy to take action.
Choosing to Live: 1.0 hour
As a suicide survivor, Heidi Bryan has battled with depression for most of her life, yet she remains an avid suicide prevention education advocate throughout the country. The founder of what is now Prevent Suicide PA, Heidi uses her lived experience to assist people in what comes beyond an attempt. Finding hope in life after for the survivors, their family, and what it takes to live a healthy, resilient life.
Goals:
1.Assist people who struggle with suicidal thoughts/actions in developing resilience
2.Teach people who struggle with suicidal thoughts/actions how their thoughts can be distorted and how to change them.
3.Provide meaningful examples through storytelling
Suicide Prevention Education: Not One Size Fits All: 1.5 hours
As suicide prevention education is becoming more commonly widespread, how do we ensure that it meets the needs of everyone in our community? Most education programs fit a similar model, but individuals, the way they learn, and their emotional needs, do not. This presentation will be a moderated panel discussion between 4 mental health educators who provide suicide prevention education to each of the following demographics, youth, professionals, community, and consumers. This will provide a cross-section of knowledge as to who is receiving the education, what their needs are, and how we can adjust our approach to fit the needs of the learner.
Goals:
1. Identify the learning needs of each different demographic
2. Discuss successful approaches, as well as risks, triggers, and roadblocks to providing mental health information
3. Integrating what we’ve learned into our application of suicide prevention education
Learner Outcomes
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
Up on the High Wire: Mental Resiliency During Tough Times:
- Define mental resiliency
- Identify key similarities between physical fitness and mental fitness.
- Articulate the four mental fitness “workouts” to build resiliency – be bold, belong, be well, and believe
Choosing to Live
- Recognize cognitive distortions
- Understand the significance of shame
- Describe self-compassion
- List helpful tools and resources
Suicide Prevention Education: Not One Size Fits All
- Being able to assess the intersection of the learner’s needs
- Being able to assess risks, triggers, and roadblocks and the interactions between them
- Being able to identify cultural, religious, and regional differences in mental health education
- Being able to adjust a training approach to evidence-based learning methods depending on the needs of the student
Notes
Need Help?
- Technical Difficulty registering for SW CE? Please visit FAQs for Logging In, Registration, and More If you still need technical assistance, call (215) 204-4866
- Conference Questions? Please email Caryn Thompson at cthompson@mhalancaster.org
- Social Work CE Questions? Please email Pamela Vierra at pamela.vierra@temple.edu