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Suicide Prevention Professional Development Training September 6th & 7th 2017 Location: Integris Cancer Institute 5911 W Memorial Rd Oklahoma City, OK 73142 Conference Room C (Please park in the far west parking lot and enter the far west doors by the pharmacy.) Training Description This two-day training will enhance knowledge and help improve skills in suicide prevention. This opportunity will demonstrate the importance and highlight the need for screening, assessment, safety planning, follow up services, treatment and more. The target audience for this course includes but is not limited to: health and behavioral care professionals, law enforcement, and those who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide. Goals and Objectives 1. Effectively apply principles of an evidence based model of effective suicide risk assessment and intervention. 2. Understand and apply a model of screening for suicide risk that is relevant across the lifespan. 3. Explain how preventative screening models can be used to identify at-risk individuals and establish care plans that allocate resources effectively and identify steps taken to implement a comprehensive screening program in a state, community or agency. 4. Appreciate known gaps in performance and practice within the state of Oklahoma and generate potential strategies relevant to quality improvement. Day 1: September 6, 2017 8:30- Sign in 9:00 Welcoming and Opening Remarks About the Speaker: Jessica Hawkins is the Senior Director of Prevention Services for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. In this role, she oversees the state's federal substance abuse block grant for primary prevention as well as other initiatives for the prevention of suicide, mental health promotion, and screening and brief intervention programs. Ms. Hawkins has been in the prevention field for 18 years. Prior to joining the Department, she served as Mission Integration Manager with the California Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS). She currently serves as the First Vice President of the
National Prevention Network (NPN), an affiliate group of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Directors. 9:30- Identification, Triage and Intervention Using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale and Safety Planning The C-SSRS and Safety Planning Intervention are now widely recognized as a gold-standard, innovative suicide risk screening tool and brief intervention. This workshop will review the CSSRS and Safety Planning Intervention and their administration, covering triage based on items indicating increased risk. Participants will learn how to administer the full and screening versions of the C-SSRS, how to customize the tool and how to interpret results. Participants will also learn how to collaboratively write a safety plan with an at-risk individual. About the Speaker: Adam Lesser is a licensed clinical social worker, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Deputy Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project at the New York State Psychiatric Institute where he is responsible for all suicide prevention activities related to public health including the international dissemination of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). This work is part of a national and international public health initiative across health care, surveillance, and research. Of note, numerous states, countries, and branches of the military have moved towards system-wide implementation of these methods. He has published, presented training internationally and consulted to state and local governments on best practices for suicide risk identification and prevention. 12:00 Lunch On Your Own 1:15-What We Know About Suicide Deaths in Oklahoma Suicide is the most prevalent type of violent death and a top ten leading cause of death in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Violent Death Reporting System (OKVDRS) is a rich database that collects detailed information and data from multiple sources. An overview of youth and adult suicide, gender differences, and circumstances surrounding suicide in Oklahoma will be presented. Objectives: 1.) Identify three current trends related to youth suicide in Oklahoma. 2.) Examine three current trends related to adult suicide in Oklahoma. 3.) Examine the leading circumstances surrounding suicide in Oklahoma. About the Speaker: Brandi Woods-Littlejohn is an Administrative Program Manager for Violence Prevention Programs in the Injury Prevention Service division at the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). In her capacity at OSDH, Ms. Woods-Littlejohn manages the Oklahoma Violent Death Reporting System and the Rape Prevention and Education grant. Prior to coming to OSDH, she served as the Project Director for the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board (DVFRB) for 13 years. She currently serves as chair of the DVFRB. In
addition, Ms. Woods-Littlejohn has served on several boards and committees concerned with violence against women. Furthermore, she has presented at several conferences both locally and nationally. 2:00-Using the Integrated Care Model for Suicide Prevention The Integrated Care Model is a project to create cohesive partnerships with Healthcare Professionals and Behavioral Health Professionals. Both professions use screening tools to assess the needs of the patient. The SBIRT project was created to provide universal screening to patients in healthcare settings; and to identify patients needing intervention for substance use and mental health issues. Evidence has shown that those people who go on to complete suicide have visited their primary care provider within 30 days of the suicide. Screening for suicide is part of the screening process in SBIRT, and is included in the PHQ-9. About the Speaker: Angela Dickson has worked in the social services field for over 20 years. She began her work with the homeless population in Oklahoma City in the 1990s. Angela is an MSW Social Worker, has an LCSW and an ACSW-an accreditation from the National Association of Social Workers. Angela is passionate about incorporating behavioral health in healthcare centers. She has worked extensively as a behavioral health social worker in medical settings. Within the last fifteen years, she has dedicated her practice to working with maternity clients and newborns. Through the SBIRT project, she is able to train, educate, and support all professionals in both medical and behavioral health settings. She desires to make systematic changes in how healthcare addresses mental health and addiction issues with patients. 3:30-Adjourn __________________________________________________________________________ Day 2: September 7, 2017 9:00 Sign-in 9:30-Welcoming and Opening Plenary This session will provide an overview of youth suicide prevention efforts taking place across the state, highlighting recent additions to our strategic approach to prevention; and introduce an online, evidence-based training for educators, an innovative youth education and awareness project, and a protocols for providing emotional support and referral resources to families of at risk youth. About the Speaker: Shelby Rowe is the youth suicide prevention program manager for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuses Services, and the 2016 Chickasaw Nation Dynamic Woman of the Year. A public health professional, crisis intervention expert and suicide attempt survivor, she has been a leader in the suicide prevention movement since 2007 at the local, state, and national level. Shelby is a member of the Consumer/Survivor
Committee for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network. Before coming to ODMHSAS in 2017, she worked as the national manager of education and prevention programs for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In the past she has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Crisis Center Directors, and was a member of the Arkansas Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council. 10:30-Veteran and Suicidality: Access to Care Presentation will cover current suicide data for our veteran population, VA mental health resources with some discussion of suicide prevention strategies and how veterans can access VA care. About the Speaker: Juanita M. Celie is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. She is responsible for following up on calls to the National Veterans Crisis Line, directing case management services to high risk veterans, providing education and consultation to VA staff and community partners, and participating in community outreach events. She graduated from Louisiana State University with her Master’s degree in Social Work in 1985. After graduation, she worked as a social worker for Educational Treatment Council, a private non-profit agency in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She joined the Air Force in 1988. During her 20-year Air Force career, she managed family violence, substance abuse, drug demand and reduction, suicide prevention and Social Work Residency Programs. She moved to Oklahoma in 2006. During her last assignment at Tinker AFB, she was the Mental Health Flight Commander and deployed to Afghanistan as an Air Force imbed in a US Army Combat Stress Team in 2008. She retired in 2009 and was hired by the VA as a suicide prevention case manager until she transitioned into her new position as Suicide Prevention Coordinator in 2010. 11:45 Break 12:00 Lunch -The Impact Peers Can Have when Involved with Patients at Risk This workshop will focus on peer-to-peer support as an evidence-based practice and how it promotes crucial protective factors such as connectedness and hope. Help identify ways the peer can model successful recovery, provide valuable feedback and insight. This workshop will also inform on how peer support can help balance the patients clinical experience with lived experience. About the Speaker: Mr. Heath Hayes is a survivor from Lawton, Oklahoma and serves as the Director of Peer Programming and Integration for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Heath’s responsibilities include developing and administrating the Office of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all Oklahoma state employees and their families, as well as integrating a recovery-oriented, holistic, and person-driven continuum of care at the local, community, state and national levels. Heath received an undergraduate degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in Psychology, a graduate degree in Human Relations, and a Women’s and Gender Studies graduate certificate from the University of
Oklahoma. He is currently completing a Masters in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma. In addition, Heath is a published author, a Center for Social Justice Research Fellow, and serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary for OKC Pride, Oklahoma City Youth United (OKCYU), and is an alumnus of Leadership Oklahoma City’s LOYAL program. Heath and his husband Brett enjoy spending time with their 3 dogs, OKC Thunder games, and snow skiing. 1:00-Instilling Hope: Clinical Strategies for Understanding and Preventing Suicide This workshop will introduce the participant to the prevailing theories about how to understand suicide, as well as the impact of suicide when it occurs. Appropriate for clinicians of all levels of training, this workshop will introduce comparative treatment approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with an emphasis on the Collaborative Assessment of Suicidality (CAMS). Lastly, the potential for growth, as experienced in the Posttraumatic Growth model, will be explored as both clinicians who grow from working with such challenging individuals and as individuals who may also be impacted by the experience of suicide. About the Speaker: Dr. Melinda Moore serves as a CAMS-care senior consultant after having spent ten years in CAMS-related research and clinical training with Dr. Jobes and eighteen years in suicide prevention program management and advocacy. Dr. Moore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University where she imbeds suicide-focused treatment competency in specialized doctoral level classes, conducts suicide bereavement research with an emphasis on Posttraumatic Growth (www.posttraumaticgrowth.com ) and is engaged in suicide bereavement treatment development. She has also conducted CAMS research at the Louisville VA Medical Center and been a team member on the Department of Defense funded University of Kentucky Military Suicide Bereavement Study. Dr. Moore has published journal articles and book chapters on a wide range of suicide related topics and recently completed a forthcoming book, The Suicide Funeral: Working with Clergy to Help at Critical Times (Wipf & Stock Publishers) with her co-author Rabbi Dan Robert. She received her PhD from The Catholic University of America. 3:00-Adjourn ODMHSAS DISCLOSURE: In an effort to maximize the training opportunities in the state of Oklahoma, we have made changes to our No-Show Policy as follows: Effective September 1, 2017, we will implement a “no-show” policy which will affect all students who do not show to their scheduled class or who cancel their attendance to a class with less than a 48-hour notice. First occurrence – student will receive a letter and a $25.00 no show fee assessment. Second occurrence – student will receive a 2nd letter and an additional $25.00 no show fee assessment Third and subsequent occurrences – May result in a hold on the students account, which will keep them from enrolling in a class until all fines are paid and an additional $25 no show fee.
