SC COMMUNITIES OF CARE TRAUMA INFORMED SUICIDE PREVENTION

*** This training is scheduled to take place in person. The location is 975 Foot Hills Rd Greenville at the Charles E. Shipman Center. ***

This training is designed for community members to learn how to support adults who may have been impacted by trauma in their lifetime or may be struggling with suicidal thinking. The training will teach participants how to be more trauma-informed in their interactions within their role in the community. The training will teach participants recognize the warning signs of suicide risk in adults, skills to ask about suicide, and strategies to support a person who is at risk for suicide or impacted by trauma. The training is designed for community members who work with or interact frequently with adults who may be at risk for suicide or coping with traumatic experiences.

Objectives:

1. Understand the links      between trauma and suicide
2. Identify and respond to      suicide risk
3. Support a person who      might be struggling

Maranda Beaver, LMSW is a licensed social worker and Community Outreach Coordinator with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health Office of Suicide Prevention. Maranda began working in suicide prevention after losing her uncle to suicide in 2013. As an undergraduate student at the University of South Carolina, she began volunteering with the SC Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention where she is currently serving her 7th year on their board of directors. Maranda is trained in several evidence-based suicide prevention interventions

Credit: 6 Hours

Audience:  Art Therapists, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, School Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Medical Professionals

Fee: Subject to agency of employement. See below.

Employees of agencies not part of Region 1: Please purchase a Standard $75 Ticket

Employees of Region 1 301 Agencies: Please purchase a Region 1 Employee Ticket (A/OBHS, BHSPC, CCCADA, The Forrester Center, HealthyU, Phoenix Center, Cornerstone, Westview, Gateway, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center and Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Mental Health) 

Payment options:

         Offline payment (Preferred): 

 Checks made out to BHSA Region 1 and mailed to:

                                      Attn: Mandy Hadsell PO Box 1948 Greenville SC 29602

          Pay online with credit card

 (refunds subject to 2.9% + 0.30 processing fee and will be refunded via check)