continuing education
1. Course description:
· Discusses the need to shift focus from Departmental interventions to individual responsibility
· Explores statistical risk factors associated with professional law enforcement
· Considers an anthropological view of suicide and Developmental factors that contribute to the “Five Pillars of Police Suicide”
· Debunks common myths of suicide
· Encourages participants to express their experiences with suicide
· Examines risk factors that increase suicidality
· Highlights both the common and more subtle suicide early indicators or warning signs or suicide
· Discusses observational failures that result in suicide
· Teaches how to use active listening skills to connect with the person at risk
· Explores why law enforcement professionals are resistant to revealing vulnerabilities
· Instructs how to ask the person at risk directly about suicide
· Offers Response options
· Provides opportunity to practice newly acquired knowledge and skills
2. Presented by: Dr. Stephen Wakschal, MA, EDM, MPHIL, PHD
3. Target audience: Members of the Law Enforcement Community and those that care about them
4. Course content level: Introductory or Beginning level
5. Agenda:
9:00-9:15 am registration/coffee/refreshments/pre-training survey
9:15-9:45 am Introduction/suicide statistics/anthropological view of suicide
9:45-10:00 break
10:00am-10:45 am 5 pillars of suicide/suicide myths/introductions and experience with suicide
10:45 am- 11:30am suicide risk factors/early indicators of suicide/typical responses to a suicidal partner/
11:30 am-12:00 pm connection/listening skills/empathy and acknowledgement
12:00 pm-12:15 pm hesitation to talk about suicide/asking the question/phrases to avoid/response considerations/red wristband campaign
1:00 pm-1:15 break/role play scenario formulation
1:15 pm-2:00 pm role play/practice/post training survey6. Course objectives (at APA/ASWB standards) [3 every 4 hours].
7. This program is approved for 4 CE credits (see below for specifics)
8. Location/Date(s)/Times: See registration page
9. Training is free of charge to attendees. Host agencies can call 718-938-4967 for additional information.
10. For questions or concerns, phone 718-938-4967
11. Certificates are available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
12. There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program