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April 7, 2026
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 6PM-8PM 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.
Katy Schmidt, OTD, OTR/L is an assistant professor of occupational therapy at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Born and raised in Nashville, Katy is an alumna of Belmont University, where she has earned her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Psychological Science, and Bachelor of Music. She is also an alumna of the Johns Hopkins Mental Health Occupational Therapy Fellowship. Katy has clinical experience serving children and adults in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient mental health clinics, school systems, criminal justice systems, and community-based programs.
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.