[Counselor_Educ] SPRC Research to Practice Webinar on 2/28: Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide

Wed Feb 6 19:20:53 EST 2013

This webinar might be of interest to some of you.

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Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., P.C
President, Ohio Counseling Association (OCA), 2012-2013
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
Department of Counseling and Higher Education
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701

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Subject: [cssp_listserv] SPRC Research to Practice Webinar on 2/28: Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Training Institute will host a web-based seminar on Thursday, February 28, 2013, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Eastern Time titled "Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide<http://edc.adobeconnect.com/r2pconnectedness/event/event_info.html>". The official announcement is below and attached.

Please help us spread the word about this event by posting information to your electronic mailing lists, newsletters, website, etc.  Note that this webinar is available free of charge, although we do request that people pre-register<http://edc.adobeconnect.com/r2pconnectedness/event/event_info.html>.  If you have any questions, please contact Dominique Lieu, SPRC Project Coordinator at 617-618-2984 or dlieu at edc.org<mailto:dlieu at edc.org>.

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SPRC Research to Practice Webinar
Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide

When:    Thursday, February 28, 2013
                3:00 PM-4:30 PM Eastern Time

Presenters:
Deb Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH, Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sean Joe, PhD, LMSW, Associate Professor, School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Kimberly Van Orden, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dolores Subia BigFoot, PhD, (Enrolled Member-Caddo Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Brief description: Evaluations of interventions directed toward preventing suicidal behavior have shown that promoting connectedness is a promising suicide prevention strategy.  Connectedness to others, including family members, teachers, coworkers, community organizations, and social institutions, is an important protective factor.  Positive relationships can help increase a person's sense of belonging, foster a sense of personal worth, and provide access to sources of support.

During this webinar, participants will learn why and how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made connectedness promotion a central focus of its suicide prevention efforts.  In addition, presenters will describe programs that have promoted connectedness within specific populations including: older adults, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and African American youth.

Objectives:
By the end of the webinar participants will:

1.       Recognize the rationale for promoting connectedness as a suicide prevention strategy

2.       Define factors that can increase connectedness in various settings

3.       Identify ways to implement this suicide prevention strategy within their own communities

Additional resources to be referenced during the webinar:

*         Promoting Individual, Family, and Community Connectedness to Prevent Suicidal Behavior<http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/Suicide_Strategic_Direction_Full_Version-a.pdf>

*         School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth<http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/pdf/connectedness.pdf>

*         Connectedness & Suicide Prevention in College Settings: Directions and Implications for Practice<http://www.crpsib.com/userfiles/ConnectednessReport.pdf>

*         Suicidality Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth: The Role of Protective Factors<http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/1054-139X/PIIS1054139X06001716.pdf>

*         Church-Based Social Support and Suicidality Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13811118.2011.615703>

 *   Suicides in Late Life<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085020/>
 *   To Live To See the Great Day That Dawns: Preventing Suicide by American Indian and Alaska Native Youth and Young Adults<http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/files/library/Suicide_Prevention_Guide.pdf>
 *   Culture Based Interventions in the Native Aspirations Project <http://www.oneskycenter.org/mhsa/documents/CBIdescription5rev2b11Jan2010.docx>
 *   2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action<http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/national-strategy-suicide-prevention/full_report-rev.pdf> (See Goal 3.)

Register online
Space is limited.  Please register at: http://edc.adobeconnect.com/r2pconnectedness/event/event_info.html
After you register, you will receive an e-mail containing information about how to participate in the webinar.
If you have any questions, please contact Dominique Lieu, SPRC Project Coordinator at 617-618-2984 or dlieu at edc.org<mailto:dlieu at edc.org>.

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