Abstract
Aligned with high impact practices that support community wellness, and built around new, empirically validated research in suicide prevention, this workshop provides participants with step-by-step guidance on delivering the two-hour I CAN HELP program (English) or AYUDAMOS (Spanish). Non-mental health professionals on the frontlines, even in partnership with counselors often cannot manage society’s surging demand for mental health services. The I CAN HELP program supports trauma-informed, compassionate care and appropriate referrals. Suicide prevention training is more likely to be used than CPR, yet less likely to be offered. Many find other internationally recognized programs don’t meet their needs and utilization declines. Why? Often because 1) the training takes too long, 2) doesn’t consider unique needs of educational institutions or people or varying ages, 3) the cost of training is too great, 4) content is outdated or 5) unrelatable, and 6) misaligned with an ever-increasing number of mental health referrals. I CAN HELP/AYUDAMOS fixes all of this, understanding that it’s hard for busy people to join day-long training, and therapists can’t spend limited time educating that only creates more demand. This workshop engages participants in learning to innovative in other key ways, learn the tools and mindset necessary to separate who does and does not need referrals, explore connected areas of wellness including identity, basic needs, and conflict management, and practice skills for both one-time and ongoing concerns. Individuals in community organizations and across university departments including peer educators can serve as trainers.
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Health Promotion and Education
KEYWORDS
Interdisciplinarity, Counseling, Public, Community, Curriculum, Health Education, Wellness, Safety
