Safety Planning 2024

SAFETY PLANNING

for professionals in psychology, behavioral health, social work, schools, health/medical professionals, & parents/caregivers

The Stanley-Brown Model with Dr. Kate Speck

Friday, June 7, 2024 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (Central)

Suicide is a significant public health issue and poses a considerable burden on behavioral health systems. Practitioners are in an ideal position to improve suicide prevention rates due to their links with hospitals, general practice, health care, and behavioral health systems. Safety planning in suicide prevention is an intervention that has been shown to be effective in further reducing the incidence of suicide by supporting positive planning with persons experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. This training will discuss the components of the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning model.

OBJECTIVES

1. Identify components of evidence-based safety planning.

2. Discuss warning signs of self-directed violence.

3. Describe eight incremental steps of safety planning.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL : Intermediate

This training has been approved for 1.25 continuing education credits for psychologists * and Nebraska LMHP/LIMHP. Credits will be awarded to participants who attend the entire training.

REGISTER

ONLINE

go.unl.edu/register-safety-planning

LOCATION

Zoom Webinar

No fee to attend.

An Introduction to the YouthNominated Support Teams (YST) with Dr. Alejandra Arango

Friday, June 28, 2024 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (Central)

The Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) is a social support program designed to supplement usual care for youth experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the YST program. Specifically, we will discuss the role of ‘caring adults’ and the role of mental health professionals in delivering the YST program. Findings from research examining the impact of YST will also be presented.

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe the core components of the YST Program.

2. Discuss the potential long-term impact of involvement in the YST Program.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL : Introductory

This training has been approved for 1.5 continuing education credits for psychologists * and Nebraska LMHP/LIMHP. Credits will be awarded to participants who attend the entire training.

REGISTER ONLINE

go.unl.edu/register-yst

*Continuing education for psychologists may be used by other licensed behavioral health professionals. Please check with your licensing board. Continuing education credit is granted on a one credit per one instructional hour basis.

The

Stanley-Brown Model

DR. KATE SPECK

P h D, MAC, LADC

Kate Speck, Senior Research Manager University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (On Call) has more than 40 years’ experience as an educator/trainer in behavioral health. She has directed addiction treatment programming in Iowa, Louisiana, and Nebraska, teaching addictions courses for the past 25 years at the university level as well as graduate courses in psychology, addictions, theory, and ethics at the post secondary level.

An Introduction to the Youth-Nominated Support Teams (YST)

DR. ALEJANDRA ARANGO

P h D

Alejandra Arango is a Clinical Child Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Science at the University of Michigan. Clinically, she is interested in working with adolescents presenting with depression, psychosis, trauma, and for whom suicidespecific interventions are a core aspect of treatment. Her research has focused on interpersonal factors that reduce suicide risk, as well as evidence-based practices for intervening with youth at elevated risk for suicide.

There are no personal or professional relevant conflicts of interest in relation to these presentations.

SPONSORS

Sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

This training is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $300,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, the U.S. Government, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, or the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.