Suicide Prevention Training

Monday, December 9, 2024, 6PM-8PM CDT

Hosted by the Mental Health CoP

Virtual Meeting via Aspire OT 

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About the Presentation: This suicide prevention training will equip occupational therapy practitioners to be able to recognize signs of depression, talk about suicidal ideation, and provide resources as needed.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify warning signs of suicide
2. Ask a person if they are having thoughts of suicide
3. Describe strategies to support a person's safety
4. Explain how to refer a person to resources.

Speaker: Katy Schmidt, OTD, OTR/L, is an assistant professor of occupational therapy at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to teaching, Katy completed the Mental Health Occupational Therapy Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has clinical experience serving children and adults in inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient psychiatric clinics, school systems, criminal justice systems, and community-based programs. Katy is especially passionate about serving individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, and chronic pain as a clinician, educator, researcher, and advocate. She earned her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Belmont University.

CEU Opportunity: 2 CEU hours, Free for members, $40 for non-members