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Total Credits: 6.5 NYSED LMSW & LCSW CEs/Contact Hours, 6.5 NYSED LMHC CEs/Contact Hours, 6.5 NYSED LMFT CEs/Contact Hours, 6.5 NYSED LCAT CEs/Contact Hours, 6.5 NYSED PSY CEs/Contact Hours, 6.5 UB Online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation Certificate- elective course, 6.5 UB Trauma-Informed Care & Counseling Certificate- elective course, 5.5 ASWB ACE approved continuing education, 6.5 UBSW - NYS OASAS
Recorded webinar.
Description: In this crucial and timely presentation, Dr. Singer delves into the heart of the issue of youth suicide, moving beyond the often-quoted statistic that suicide is the second leading cause of death. He will discuss key factors such as societal pressures, mental health issues, and the impact of digital culture. Dr. Singer will explore current research and statistics to underscore the severity of this issue, while also outlining practical, Evidence-Based strategies for early detection, prevention, and intervention. This presentation is designed to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge and tools to identify and support at-risk youth and their families effectively. Together, we can change the narrative and foster a safer, more understanding environment for our youth.
Throughout the program, participants will be invited to ask questions, discuss their practice experiences, and share resources with other participants.
See the included agenda on the “Handouts” tab for additional course details.
Learning Objectives:
Research:
Erbacher, T. A., & Singer, J. B. (2018). Suicide risk monitoring: The missing piece in suicide risk assessment. Contemporary School Psychology, 22(2), 186–194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-017-0164-8
Erbacher, T. A., Singer, J. B., & Poland, S. (2024). Suicide in schools: A practitioner’s guide to multi-level prevention, assessment, intervention, and postvention (2nd edition). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Suicide-in-Schools-A-Practitioners-Guide-to-Multi-level-Prevention-Assessment/Erbacher-Singer-Poland/p/book/9780367141707
Molock, S. D., Boyd, R. C., Alvarez, K., Cha, C., Denton, E., Glenn, C. R., Katz, C. C., Mueller, A. S., Meca, A., Meza, J. I., Miranda, R., Ortin-Peralta, A., Polanco-Roman, L., Singer, J. B., Zullo, L., & Miller, A. B. (2023). Culturally responsive assessment of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth of color. American Psychologist, No Pagination Specified-No Pagination Specified. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001140
Sheftall, A. H., Tissue, J. L., Schlagbaum, P., Singer, J. B., Young, N., Stevens, J. H., & Ackerman, J. P. (2019). Newspaper adherence to media reporting guidelines for the suicide deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. JAMA Network Open, 2(11), e1914517–e1914517. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14517
Singer, J. B., Erbacher, T. A., & Rosen, P. (2019). School-based suicide prevention: A framework for evidence-based practice. School Mental Health, 11(1), 54–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-018-9245-8
Singer, J. B., Szlyk, H. S., & O’Brien, K. H. M. (2022). Assessment, prevention and intervention with suicidal youth. In L. Rapp-McCall, A. Roberts, & K. Corcoran (Eds.), Social Workers’ Desk Reference (4th edition, pp. 1017–1024). Oxford University Press.
Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, addiction professionals, case managers, and other interested individuals.
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0001. Continuing education contact hours: 6.5 Self-Study
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education 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 mental health counselors #MHC-0008. Continuing education contact hours: 6.5 Self-Study
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education 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 marriage and family therapists #MFT-0007. Continuing education contact hours: 6.5 Self-Study
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education 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 creative arts therapists #CAT-0003. Continuing education contact hours: 6.5 Self-Study
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0062. Continuing education contact hours: 6.5 Self-Study
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University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, #1773, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 02/23/2022 - 02/23/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 5.5 continuing education credits.
NYS OASAS Provider #0045: 6.5 hours for CPP & CPS Initial Hours in Section 1; CASAC, CPP & CPS Renewal Hours.
| Agenda (47 KB) | Download | ||
| Youth Suicide Presentation - 2 slides per page (51.44 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Youth Suicide Presentation - 3 slides per page (21.54 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Suicide Risk Procedure Flowchart (0.19 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Suicide Risk Screening Form 2023 (0.17 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Suicide Risk Assessment Form 2023 (0.26 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| SiS_Safety Plan Original (0.20 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| SIS_Safety Plan_Color (1.17 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Suicide Risk Monitoring Tool 2023 (0.22 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Re-Entry Plan (0.37 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| References and Resources (0.12 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| CDC Wonder | Available after Purchase | ||
| CDC Wisqars | Available after Purchase | ||
Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW is Professor at Loyola University Chicago's School of Social Work, Past-President of the American Association of Suicidology and coauthor of two editions of the best-selling text, Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner's Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention. He is a two-time winner of the National Association of Social Workers Media Award (2012 and 2016). He was a 2014 Visiting Scholar at Fordham University, the 2017 Lucille N. Austin Scholar at Columbia University, and the 2018 Distinguished Lecturer at Weber State University. In 2023, he was inducted as an NASW "Social Work Pioneer" for introducing podcasting to social work, and in 2024 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Dr. Singer is a well-regarded international speaker who has given over a thousand continuing education workshops, keynote addresses, and presentations on youth suicide, ethics, technology, adolescent development and attachment-based family therapy in the USA, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He is an NASW Expert, Healio Psychiatry Peer Perspective Board member, and has served on several national advisory boards including JED Foundation, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
He is the author of over 90 publications and his research has been featured in national and international media outlets like NPR, BBC, Fox, Time Magazine, and The Guardian. His research collaborations have received private and public funding through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Institute of Mental Health, and other organizations. His co-authored article with Arielle Sheftall and John Ackerman about the news media's reporting on the suicide deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain won the prestigious 2019 SDX prize for research on journalism.
A pioneer in the integration of technology and social work, Dr. Singer is a founding member of the online suicide prevention social media community #SPSM, past-Treasurer for the international human services Information Technology association (http://husita.org/), co-lead for the Social Work Grand Challenge initiative "Harness Technology for Social Good" (https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/harness-technology-for-social-good/), and member of the Council on Social Work Education's Technology Advisory Group. Dr. Singer is the founder and host of the award-winning Social Work Podcast (www.socialworkpodcast.com). Founded in January 2007, the Social Work Podcast is the first podcast by and for social workers, with over 50,000 followers on social media, listeners in 208 countries and territories, and over 8 million downloads. He lives in Evanston, IL with his wife and three children and can be found on X/Twitter as @socworkpodcast and Facebook at facebook.com/swpodcast.
Hour 1:
Scope of the problem: Current youth suicide data and temporal trends in youth suicide risk. Facts and myths about youth suicide that present barriers to building lives worth living.
Hour 2:
Collaborative suicide prevention: Best practice approaches for suicide prevention policies and protocols in schools and community organizations. Address continuum of care issues.
Hour 3:
Screening and assessment: Distinguishing between screening and assessment. Collaborative and culturally relevant youth suicide risk assessment. Teaching six validity techniques for respectfully assessing suicidal ideation and intent. We will talk about how to know what information is needed when doing a suicide risk assessment and what to do with that information. We will discuss ethical issues that arise when working with suicidal youth, including confidentiality, and respecting the dignity and worth of the person.
Hour 4:
Interventions: Overview of empirically supported interventions for reducing youth suicide risk, with a focus on family-based interventions for suicidal youth. Safety Planning, including the 2024 SiS model Home-School safety plan.
Hour 5:
Addressing grief and loss and postvention activities that address suicide-related suicide risk. Discuss two empirically-supported grief and loss programs.
Hour 6:
The role of technology in suicide prevention. Social media, generative AI, advances in technology-informed practice and research. We will address the ethics of technology in contemporary mental health practice, including the role of advanced technologies in identification, screening, assessment, and intervention.
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