Implications of COVID-19 for Crisis Intervention and Suicide

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Target Audience

Social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, health and human service practitioners, and other health care professionals.

Description

Human service professionals find themselves providing services during and related to critical incidents, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Job uncertainty, financial struggles, and social distancing are increasing everyday stress and challenges, including suicide risk, for frontline workers and for people already struggling with anxiety, depression, or substance use disorders. This workshop focuses on skills that enhance a professional’s response to the crisis and on strategies they might explore to manage personal stress and wellbeing during the incident. The workshop will cover how the current crisis affects suicide risk assessment and will demonstrate two evidence-based interventions that reduce suicide risk. We will discuss incident command structure utilized by emergency responders and governmental entities during crisis situations and describe best practices in responding to a family and the community when a person dies by suicide.

Faculty:
Jodi Flick, ACSW, MSW
Clinical Assistant Professor,
UNC-CH School of Social Work,
Chapel Hill Police Department Crisis Unit

Matthew Sullivan, JD, MSW
Fire Chief, Retired
Town of Chapel Hill

These presenters are being supported through a partnership between UNC-CH, School of Social Work and the NCAHEC Program.

Webinar Information
This webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event. You can test your computer by going to the Zoom Test Page.

Charlotte AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Charlotte AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Objectives

  • Identify the physical and psychological outcomes that critical incident stress might have on the human service professional, including compassion fatigue and secondary trauma.
  • Outline the incident command structure utilized by responders and governmental entities during critical incidents.
  • List stress management techniques and resilience-based practices that might be used to mitigate critical incident stress reactions.
  • Describe two evidence-based interventions that reduce suicide risk.
  • Explain the appropriate response to support the community when individuals die from COVID-19 related illness and describe important considerations for responding when a person dies by suicide.

Contact

Gabriela Staley MEd, 704-512-6523

Sessions

Status
Open
Presenter(s)
Jodi Flick MSSW, LCSW, Matthew Sullivan JD, MSW
Date(s)
Feb 3, 2021
Time
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Check-In Time
8:45 AM
Credit
0.30 - CEU
3.00 - Contact Hours
3.00 - NBCC Hours
3.00 - Contact Hours (category A) CE for NC Psychologists
Location
South Piedmont AHEC
Room
Live Webinar
Details
Status
Closed
Date(s)
Feb 3, 2021
Time
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Location
South Piedmont AHEC
Room
Live Webinar
Fees
$60.00
Registration Fee.
Credits
0.30
CEU
3.00
Contact Hours
3.00
NBCC Hours
3.00
Contact Hours (category A) CE for NC Psychologists