A 6 hour training event with Ann Duckless
8:30am – 4:00pm on March 12, 2020
SOR Scholarship Application
PRESENTATION: Nationally, suicide is in the top 10 leading causes of death for individuals ages 10-64, and is higher in military and first responder populations. This workshop, designed to increase the competence and confidence of community providers in recognizing and responding to military members who are suicidal or at risk for suicide, includes a review of National Best Practice suicide prevention/intervention policies and procedures specific to working with military members and their families, interactive case scenarios, and discussion on how to integrate key community services, both civilian and military, for an effective and comprehensive response. As a result of attending this training participants will:
- Review of National Best Practices in responding to mental health problems and suicidal behavior in military, veteran, and civilian settings to ensure safety and an effective resolution
- Gain understanding of suicide as a public health issue and its impact on warriors, veterans, family members, communities and friends
- Explore of the misconceptions about suicide that pose a barrier for warriors/military members getting help and positive action steps to reduce these barriers to help-seeking
- Review suicide in the military including insights into suicide data and how age, gender, deployment, military culture, social media and other demographic and diversity factors impact suicide risk
- Examine of the influence of military culture on risk and protective factors for suicide, to include mental health issues, and ways to strengthen the positive influences that prevent suicide and other risk behaviors
- Gain familiarity with civilian, military, and veteran resources for military members and their families
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Ann Duckless, has worked at NAMI NH in the Connect Suicide Prevention Program for the past eight years, offering trainings in suicide prevention and postvention to a variety of audiences, to include college campuses, military installations, tribal nations, and communities. She brings over 20 years of experience in substance abuse prevention and treatment to the Connect Program. Ann’s varied professional work experiences including teaching at the high school and college levels, inpatient and outpatient counseling for substance abuse-addictions, youth prevention community work at the statewide level, and a unique systems perspective in dealing with public health issues. Trained as a cultural competence trainer by the Anti-Defamation League, Ann embraces and promotes cultural sensitivity to issues of gender, race, ethnicity, language, religion, disability, and sexual orientation/identity. Ann is a foster parent who also teaches classes to other foster/adoptive parents. Her work in suicide prevention honors the students and friends she has known who have died by suicide.
REGISTRATION FEE: *NHADACA Members: $40; *Non-Members $50; *NBCC add $5. Lunch will be on your own. For registration information contact: 603-225-7060 traininginstitute@nhadaca.org.
6 Contact Hours Available
CRSW Performance Domains: 1-4
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 1, 4, 5, 11- 13, 15
CPS Domains: 2, 3, 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category 1) & Psychologist Category A (NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program).
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ONE REGISTRANT PER FORM. FOR MULTIPLE REGISTRANTS YOU MUST REGISTER EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. THANK YOU.
