Poland to Present: 2008 State Suicide Prevention Symposium

Associate Professor Scott Poland will be a featured speaker at the 2008 State Suicide Prevention Symposium.

Poland will present on school safety and self injury. Poland currently coordinates the NSU Suicide and Violence Prevention Program. A CPS alumnus and postdoctoral resident Jessical Garcia and graduate assistant Erin Johns also work with this initiative.

The Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention proudly will hold the 2008 Suicide Prevention Symposium, September 30th -October 1st, at the Caribe Royale Resort and Suites in Orlando, Florida. This two-day event attracts clinicians, social workers, parents, community members, school personnel, counselors, and mental health and substance abuse professionals to learn about the latest research, best practices and model programs. This year, the Symposium is being held in conjunction with the Statewide Prevention Conference (Oct. 1-3), which is one of the largest prevention focused conferences in the nation. Some of the workshop topics will focus on elder, veteran, youth and faith based populations; transforming communities and lives to promote healthy development; caring for those who have lost loved ones to suicide; addressing trauma; treating at-risk youth; school crisis and school safety; self injury; mental illness; and evidence based practices.

The conference theme, "Transforming Communities & Lives", focuses on each person's ability to contribute to changing the culture to promote healthy development, reduce stigma, improve quality of life, and prevent suicide. The symposium will feature innovative workshops, plenary sessions, and an opportunity for poster presentations that will inspire our work and take us to a new understanding of the problem of suicide. A few of the nationally renowned presenters we are honored to welcome are Dr. David Litts, Ms. Carla Fine, Dr. Kelly Posner, Dr. Dan Reidenberg, Dr. Scott Poland, Mr. Terry Gorski, and many more. To view the brochure please visit:

http://www.meetingmasterminds.com/2008_suicide_prevention_symposium_brochure.pdf

On September 29th, we will be hosting the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's day long Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk Training. Developed in collaboration with the American Association of Suicidology, this workshop is designed to meet the needs of care providers across the entire professional spectrum and recognizes the complex ethical issues that must be considered when providing care for suicidal clients. For $65, you can register for this training which will be conducted by Maureen Underwood. For more information on this training and how to register please visit:

http://www.meetingmasterminds.com/fl_amsr_flyer.pdf

To review the brochure and register for the conference or training please visit:

www.MeetingMasterMinds.com/prevention.htm