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This workshop will provide participants with information on suicide terminology and statistics, contextual and personal risk factors for suicide, early warning signs that someone may be imminently contemplating suicide (feelings, behaviors, and thoughts), and Joiner’s theory of suicide as well as research findings from the “The Golden Gate Bridge” study.  In addition, participants will learn about strata of suicide prevention strategies (societal, social, individual), self-report measures of suicidal intent, resources for suicidal clients, and global suicide statistics. Case studies will be shared throughout the presentation.

This 60-minute presentation will include a brief Q&A session. Please note: This is a complimentary CE event.

Objectives:

• 1. Name 5 contextual risk factors for suicide
  2. List 3-4 personal risk factors for suicide
  3. Explain 2 or more emotional, behavioral, and cognitive early warning signs for suicide
  4. List 2 or more societal, social, and individual prevention strategies
  5. Name 1-2 assessment scales and prevention resources

January 26, 2022

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Agenda:

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

10:00am - 11:00am (MT)
Presentation and Q&A session

This is a Sierra Tucson Live interactive webinar Co-Sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars 

Attendees for this intermediate presentation are behavioral healthcare professionals in private practice, treatment program clinical directors/staff, community agencies and various mental health disciplines.

Please contact Karen: karen@rcassidy.com with any education credits requests.

For registration, questions, or concerns, please email SierraTucsonOutreach@SierraTucson.com.

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must attended the entire seminar and complete an evaluation in order to receive a certificate.

CE Information - 1 CE Offered

Evaluations and certificates are available following course completion at ceuregistration.com

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program

Anna McCarthy, PhD
Chief of Clinical Innovation

Anna McCarthy serves as chief of clinical innovation at Sierra Tucson, where she is responsible for driving the vision for the facility’s clinical programming. Anna plays an instrumental role in enhancing the facility’s current clinical programming. She also develops new programs that aid in increasing Sierra Tucson’s ability to serve patients and their families. Anna brings significant behavioral healthcare experience to her role at Sierra Tucson, having worked extensively with people who have suffered from various forms of trauma. Her previous leadership roles include program director for the outpatient program at Mindful Healing Center and co-founder and clinical director of The Mental Health Collective, both located in Newport Beach, California. 

Before coming to Sierra Tucson, she spent the last 10 years providing high-quality behavioral health treatment to individuals, couples and families through her private practice in Newport Beach. She has also supported people who were struggling with addiction in both the residential and outpatient settings. As a staff psychologist at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Anna collaborated with a colleague on an orientation program for veterans who were seeking psychological services. Her efforts reduced the time veterans waited to get certain services, helped them access the services they needed and prepared them for greater long-term success. 

Anna earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from California State University – Long Beach and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Houston. She completed postdoctoral certifications in cognitive processing therapy (CPT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and integrative behavioral couple therapy. Her clinical training took place at Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor Medical School, MD Anderson Cancer Center and the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. She is the advisory board chair for the Orange County chapter of StandUp for Kids, a national nonprofit organization with a mission to end child homelessness in the United States.  

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate. Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates will be available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com

Cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Psychoanalysts
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0005.
1 clock hour. Live online.

Social Workers
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with two national providerships, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.

IL-SWs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #159.000785.
1 CE hour.
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 1 contact hour Live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for
1 clock hour, #RCST110701

Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with two national providerships, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
IL-MFTs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #168-000141.
1 hour.
NY-LMHCs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0015. 1 contact hour. Live online.
NY-LMFTs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0011. 1 contact hour. Live online.

OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for
1 clock hour, #RCST110701
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Provider #151 1 CE hour.

Creative Arts Therapists
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0005. 1 contact hour. Live online.

Chemical Dependency Counselors
CA: Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider #4N-00-434-0555 for 1vCEH. CCAPP is an ICRC member which has reciprocity with most ICRC member states
TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, 5 hours general. Expires 3/31/5051.  Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (515) 476-7597.

Educators
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is 1 CE hour.

Nurses
CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CeP15554, for 1 contact hour

Dentists
CA: R. Cassidy Seminars is a provider approved by the Dental Board of California as a registered provider of continuing education. RP# 4874 1 CE hour.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.