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June 13, 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9AM-11AM CDT
Hosted by the Mental Health CoP
Virtual Meeting via Aspire OT
Register Here!
Seating is limited to 60 participants!About the Presentation: This suicide prevention training will equip occupational therapy practitioners to be able to recognize signs of suicidality, talk about suicidal ideation, and provide resources as needed. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, the course is limited to 60 participants.
Course Objectives:
- Identify warning signs of suicide
- Ask a person if they are having thoughts of suicide
- Describe strategies to support a person's safety
- Explain how to refer a person to resources.
Kimberly Jessee, OTD, MS, OTR joined East Tennessee State University in July 2024 and currently serves as an Instructor of Occupational Therapy. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Jessee served as the Home-Based Primary Care Program Director for a VA Medical Center. Since 2018, her practice focus has been primarily geriatrics with a special interest in end-of-life care, aging in place, and home modifications. In addition to geriatrics, Dr. Jessee has worked in trauma, adult, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, outpatient orthopedics, and neurorehabilitation. Since 2020, Dr. Jessee has served as the Northeast District Chair for the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association. Professional memberships include the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association.
CEU Opportunity: 2 CEU hours, Free for members, $40 for non-members
PLEASE NOTE: Admittance into the course will allowed up until 5 minutes after the indicated start time. In order to maintain integrity of this continuing education, no one will be admitted after that time.
If you realize you won’t be able to attend once you have registered, please contact admin@tnota.org to cancel your registration so that the seat may be made available to the next person on the waiting list.