Youth Suicide: Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention for Schools |
Course Title | Youth Suicide: Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention for Schools |
Course Number | ISCA 309 |
Course Overview | This workshop will provide extensive information on the role of schools in youth suicide prevention and intervention and best practices in the aftermath of a student suicide. The program objectives will enable participants to:
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SE:A1:3 Develop self-awareness and self-management skills essential for mental health SE:A1:4 Take action (individually or with support) to positively impact one’s own mental health SE:A1:6 Develop healthy ways to identify, express, and respond to one’s emotions SE:A1:13 Identify the signs of stress and use techniques for reducing stress SE:A2:6 Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult or profes sional help SE:B1:1 Develop effective coping skills to manage challenges SE:B1:3 Apply effective problem-solving and responsible decision-making skills to make safe and healthy choices SE:B1:5 Demonstrate when, where, and how to seek support for solving problems and making decisions |
Professional Standards B-SS 2. Provide appraisal and advisement in large-group, classroom, small-group and individual settings B-SS 3. Provide short-term counseling in small-group and individual settings B-SS 4. Make referrals to appropriate school and community resources Ethical Standards A. Responsibility to Students A.9. Serious and Foreseeable Harm to Self and Others A.6. Appropriate Referrals and Advocacy A.10. Underserved and At-Risk Populations A.11. Bullying, Harassment and Child Abuse |
Intended Audience | This training will be of value to all school staff members and is specifically designed for administrators, counselors, psychologists, and social workers. |
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About the Facilitator |
Scott Poland, Ed.D Professor at Nova Southeastern Universities College of Psychology Director of The Suicide and Violence Prevention Office at Nova Southeastern University I worked in schools full time as a psychologist and director for 26 years and am still very involved in school crisis response and consultation. I have provided on-site assistance after suicides in many school districts and consulted with many other school leaders and counselors around the world after the loss of a student to suicide. Figuring out how to prevent youth suicide has been my highest professional priority. I have presented more than 2000 times on the topic of school crisis and suicide intervention. I am a licensed psychologist and an internationally recognized expert on youth suicide and school crisis and have authored and co-authored seven books on the subject. Additionally, I have authored Suicide Safer School Plan for the state of Texas, the Crisis Action School Toolkit on Suicide (CAST-S) for Montana, the Florida (STEPS) School Toolkit for Educators to Prevent Suicide, and am currently working with the state of Maryland and New Jersey on toolkits. I have helped develop numerous prevention, intervention, and postvention training modules for the Jason Foundation. I have written numerous NASP Best Practices chapters on suicide intervention and contributed to the After a Suicide Toolkit for Schools for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I am past President of the National Association of School Psychologists and past Prevention Division Director of the American Association of Suicidology. |
Dates and times of offerings | April 25, 2024, 11:00AM to 2:00PM GMT |
Contact hours | 3 contact hours |
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