5^th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference: 

Supporting Diverse Populations

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Date:  March 21, 2024

Location:  Great Wolf Lodge, 1240 Chesapeake Overlook Pkwy, Perryville, MD  21903

The purpose of the 1-day conference is to equip and support those providing care and support on the front lines of suicide prevention through dynamic, informative, and evidence-based research learning opportunities. Now more than ever, it is paramount to bring affordable, high-quality education surrounding mental health issues and suicide prevention to our community. CHEP's goal with this event is to provide a high-quality program that allows the providers attending to walk away with new skills and approaches in helping to mitigate suicide risk in the Harford County area and surrounding areas, with the hope that lives can and will be saved. 

Presentation Descriptions and Learning Objectives 

Keynote presentation: "Trends in Suicide Prevention in 2024"

This keynote address will provide a look at cutting-edge trends in the field of suicide prevention. From epidemiology, to theory, assessment, acute interventions, treatments, and various policy considerations. This presentation will thus provide a valuable overview to suicide prevention in 2024 and going forward.

Learning Objectives:

• List major epidemiological developments related to suicide.
• List major theoretical approaches for suicide.
• Describe key assessment approaches for suicidal risk.
• Identify key interventions for acute suicide risk stabilization.
• Describe the proven treatments for suicidal risk.
• Describe key policy developments in suicide prevention.

Innovative Programs Designed to Engage Hard to Reach Men in Suicide Seeking

This presentation will introduce attendees to some of the unique risks and barriers associated with men's mental health and suicide. The presenter will demonstrate how innovative programs such as Man Therapy and the Interactive Screening Program are being used to reach out to working-aged men and engage them in suicide help-seeking behaviors. The presenter will include research being conducted in her Lab to demonstrate how these programs are being evaluated and scaled for larger and more diverse communities. 

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize risks for suicide among working-aged men.
• Describe new methods for engaging men in suicide help-seeking behaviors.
• Integrate techniques and online programs into their existing practice to further enhance suicide prevention among men.
• Examine current suicide prevention practices with a critical lens to identify new ways of promoting prevention.
• Develop a plan for next steps to expand current work practices with men to include online innovative programming, such as Man Therapy.

LGBTQ+ Suicide through a lens of Systemic Trauma

Pebble McCleary, LCPC will present information about systemic trauma and their concept of the 5 Evils of Society (colonialism, capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy, and puritanism), using insights from Joiner's Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicidality and the Minority Stress Model to assist in the conceptualization of LGBTQ+ suicidality. These frameworks support the perspective that LGBTQ+ suicidality stems from systemic trauma rather than an internal "failing" or deficit. The goal of this presentation is to offer a conceptualization to supporting LGBTQ+ mental health and suicide prevention and intervention, allowing participants to recognize that living in a society that is built upon systemic harm and oppression is traumatic and that LGBTQ+ suicidality is a symptom of systemic trauma.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the impact of systemic trauma on mental health, leading to increased risk of suicidality.
• Increase understanding of LGBTQ+ suicidality as a symptom of oppression and trauma.
• Define allyship skills to make societal shifts in order to decrease systemic trauma for the LGBTQ+ community.

Overview of the CAMS Framework for Suicidal Risk

The Overview to the CAMS Framework will highlight key aspects of this evidence-based approach to treating suicidal risk. CAMS philosophy and clinical aspects across suicide-focused care will be reviewed and highlighted with case examples. Key clinical trial research will be discussed with distinct implications for clinical practice when seeing patients who are suicidal.

Learning Objectives

Live Through This

In a series of “snapshots,” Dese’Rae L. Stage shares her experiences with suicidal thoughts (and sometimes more) over the course of her lifetime. She covers family dynamics and the teenage years—the difficult transition from middle to high school, questioning her sexuality; an abusive relationship; divorce; infertility; grief and loss in a pandemic; and how suicidal thoughts cropped up in each. She shows the audience a living portrait reflecting CDC findings indicating that suicide is a response to adversity, rather than mental illness as a singular cause. She walks us down the path that led her to Live Through This and brings the voices of attempt survivors with her through portraits, quotations, and video—literally taking the audience into an interview with her. She discusses major themes that crop up in the stories of survivors, along with the impact the project has made in a number of contexts. Stage implores listeners to open their hearts and their minds to those of us who have literally lived through it, and provides incontrovertible evidence that suicide affects all of us. Audiences can expect a talk that will be revealing, often touching, always honest and, ultimately, hopeful.

Learning Objectives:

• List social determinants of suicide and give specific examples of how they manifest.
• Examine personal biases and stereotypes regarding folks with lived experience of suicidality.
• Analyze the ethical considerations surrounding involuntary hospitalization for individuals at risk of suicide.

Speaker Bios

David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC. He is the author of seven books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the creator of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) which is an evidence-based, suicidefocused, approach to suicide risk. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is a board-certified clinical psychologist (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical and consulting practice in DC and in Maryland.

Dr. Jodi J. Frey, PhD, LCSW-C, CEAP is a full Professor with tenure at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work. She also serves as Associate Dean for Research and chairs the Social Work in the Workplace & Employee Assistance Sub-specialization. She is the Founder and Faculty Executive Director of the Behavioral Health and Well-Being Lab (BHWell Lab). Dr. Frey’s research focuses on adult and emerging adult behavioral health and well-being with an emphasis on suicide prevention, mental health, substance use and the workplace. She has published over 100 articles, books and book chapters, in addition to presenting research at international conferences and receiving numerous awards for her research and teaching. Dr. Frey co-chairs the Workplace Suicide Prevention and Postvention Committee where she is working to disseminate the National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention.

Dese’Rae L. Stage, LSW, MSW, is an award-winning artist, suicidologist, activist, and therapist. She created Live Through This, a documentary-style multimedia storytelling series that aims to reduce prejudice and discrimination against suicide attempt survivors. Live Through This reminds us that suicide is a human issue by elevating and amplifying survivors’ voices through raw, honest stories of survival, and pairing them with portraits—putting faces and names to the statistics that have been the only representation of attempt survivors in the past. Live Through This has received media coverage from the New York Times, Associated Press, NPR, CBS Evening News, and more. Dese’Rae produces and hosts the video podcasts Suicide 'n' Stuff (suicide-n-stuff.com) and Grief TV (grief-tv.com). She is featured in a documentary about suicide prevention advocates called The S Word, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Her writing has been published by Cosmopolitan, CNN, and Romper. She lives in Philadelphia with her children.

Pebble McCleary, LCPC (they/them/theirs) is a queer mental health therapist with both lived and professional experience with queerness. They specialize in working with LGBTQ identities, kink/BDSM, non- monogamy, and systemic trauma. Pebble is firmly anti-oppression, utilizing liberation-oriented, transformative justice-oriented, and relational-cultural approaches to decolonize clinical work and uplift marginalized voices. They have taught and presented on LGBTQ and suicide prevention topics at the university, state, and national levels. Pebble prioritizes safety, transparency, and collaboration in their clinical, training, and consultation services, fostering an environment wherein it is okay to ask questions, “get it wrong,” and grow.

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Accreditation Information

Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners 

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 6.5 Category 1 continuing education credits.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: Physicians

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners (WVSW)

5th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference is approved by the WV Board of Social Work Examiners for 6.5 continuing education contact hours. Approved Provider Name: IAP-Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. Approved Provider Number: 499999.

6.5 NBCC Credit Hours

The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider ACEP No. 6140. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure(s): Dr. David Jobes has received grant/research support and  Royalties.  Dr. Jobes will disclose his Conflict of Interests at the beginning of his lecture.  All other presenters and the Planning Committee report they have no relationships with commercial organizations to disclose. There will be no discussion of off-label products.

Target Audience: This conference is geared towards the following disciplines: addiction counselors, certified counselors, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, and students. Targeted audience does not guarantee specific discipline credit; please review the above continuing education section for full CEU listing.
The goal of this conference is to bring together a multidisciplinary audience to share knowledge, best practices, and strategies for preventing suicide, fostering collaboration, and promoting mental health and well-being at various levels of society.

Educational Methods Used: Lecture, PowerPoint Presentation, Video, Case Study

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations for the Suicide Prevention Conference must be made no later than one week prior to the program date, and refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee. No refund option will be available for cancellations made less than one week prior to that program date. No-shore registrants will forfeit any payment made for the program. CHEP does not offer vouchers for cancellations for these conferences.

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Virtual Learning Policy and Procedure:  https://www.chepinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CHEP-Virtual-Learning-Policy-and-Precedure.v421.pdf

Presented by:  Chesapeake Health Education Program (CHEP)

Address:  PO Box 229, Perryville, MD  21903

THANK YOU to our BRONZE SPONSOR - Christiana Care https://christianacare.org/us/en

Questions:

Please contact CHEP at (410) 642-1195 or email us at programs@chepinc.org