Upcoming Workshops Focus on Safety Planning

Dr. Kate Speck and Dr. Alejandra Arango will each lead upcoming trainings focused on safety planning. On June 7, Dr. Speck will focus on aspects of evidenced-based safety planning, warning signs of self-directed violence, and eight incremental steps of safety planning focusing on the Stanley-Brown Model. On June 28, Dr. Arango's training will focus on the Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) program and the role of mental health professionals in delivering the YST program and the potential long-term impact. View the flyer or read the full details below:
 

Dr. Kate Speck
The Stanley-Brown Model
Friday, June 7, 2024, 1:30pm - 3:00pm (Central)
Instructional Level: Intermediate

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: 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.

This event is sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

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 Dr. Alejandra Arango 
An Introduction to the Youth-Nominated Support Teams (YST)
Friday, June 28, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am (Central)
Instructional Level: Introductory

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: 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.

This event is sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

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

 

Dr. Kate Speck

Dr. 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.

Dr. Alejandra Arango

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 suicide-specific 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.