Suicide Awareness Training

SUICIDE AWARENESS TRAINING, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017, 8:30 AM TO 10:30 AM, 6 CAMPANELLI DRIVE IN ANDOVER, $40 PER PERSON

This Suicide Awareness Training on Friday, June 2, 2017, is 2 CEUs for Registered Nurses and Social Workers, and CEUs for LMHCs are pending.

Course Description
Suicide Awareness will cover basic information about suicide, such as terminology, suicide truths, statistics, warning signs and risk and resilience factors. We also discuss how to talk with someone at risk of suicide as well as resources to get them the help they need.

At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Effectively respond to someone at risk of suicide
• Practice and identify ways to take care of yourself
• Be familiar with the language around suicide
• Explain suicide facts and statistics
• Identify risk and resilience factors and warning signs
• Know how to access resources that are available

Meet Our Trainer

Mary Quinn, LICSW, has been a clinical social worker for 28 years and holds a Master in Social Work degree from Simmons College School of Social Work.  Prior to joining American Training she worked for 10 years for the Samaritans of Merrimack Valley, a program of Family Services of the Merrimack Valley, providing suicide prevention, postvention and intervention training. She has presented over 120 Suicide Prevention Trainings for Gatekeepers of Older Adults and over 30 Suicide and Aging – A Gatekeeper Workshop trainings, both of which are on the Suicide Prevention Resource Center Best Practice Registry.  She created and presented Middle Aged Men and Suicide – A Troubling Trend workshops to clinicians.  She has presented at the MA Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention conference and at the American Association of Suicidology annual conference.  Mary is a Master Trainer in the Connect™ Suicide Prevention, Postvention and Survivor Voices Projects and is a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) trainer.

Cost
Course fee is $40 per person and must be paid prior to beginning the course.

Registration
Register here or contact Danielle LaPointe at 978-685-2151, ext. 6850 or daniellelapointe@americantraininginc.com.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made 15+ days prior to the course will receive a 50% REFUND. Cancellations within 14 business days or for absentees will receive NO REFUND.

Questions
Please contact Danielle LaPointe at 978-685-2151, ext. 6850 or daniellelapointe@americantraininginc.com with any questions.

Tuition must be paid prior to beginning the course.

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