Resource Tag: WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION

The First Nations Women’s Group of Prince Rupert held a 2 day workshop on suicide prevention/education in June 1996. This article describes the activities, the participants, & some of the issues that arose. Service providers were involved as were youth.

Day-long or multi-day events with any group of people can be rewarding or full of problems. The key ingredient is planning. Good planning helps make the teen sleepover fun & informative for the participants. There are also several legal & safety concerns to consider. While attending the event, participants are the organizer’s respondibility. This guidebook […]

The Suicide Prevention Training Programs (SPTP) was developed in 1983. SPTP’s primary goal is to provide training to caregivers in suicide awareness, intervention, prevention & postvention. Each of the workshops offered by SPTP is briefly described as is the Youth Suicide Awareness Presenter’s Manual. A workshop for caregivers of the elderly is in development.

This article outlines the projects and goals of Alberta’s Suicide Prevention Training Programs (SPTP).

This presentation discusses the In Memory Still group for persons bereaved by the suicide of a significant other. Each group met for approximately 10, 2-hour sessions. The focus of the group was on the individual & group’s primary experiences. Emphasis was placed on the specialness of each of the group members & the “gifts” they […]

Harper presents findings from prevention workshops presented to teens. Over a period of two years, she gathered responses to these questions about depression: 1) what is depression; 2) how does depression feel; 3) what can bring about depression; 4) what can be done about depression; & 5) what are reasons for living?

This workshop report covered a business community outreach program designed by the Samaritans of Boston to promote a better understanding of depression & suicide in the context of a declining economic environment. Key structural points of this client-focussed marketing strategy are noted.

A provincial workshop was held to re-assess & evaluate goals of the current provincial suicide prevention program. Discussion included the strengths & weaknessess of the program & how to re-address existing shortcomings. The program’s objectives for the 1990’s were redefined & strategies were developed in order to meet these objectives. Various statistics on suicide for […]

The “Students Against Suicide” (SAS) program was developed by staff & students at a Winnipeg high school with the purpose of educating all students about teen suicide. The purpose of this article is to familiarize the reader with some specifics of the program. The rationale of the program, the selection of SAS members, their training […]

These proceedings consist of two Sentence Completion Inventories, a number of short articles previously published by the author on what bereaved children want adults to know about grief & adolescent mourning, a counselor’s outline for the assessment of a bereaved child, & a one-page bibliography of publications on children & grief.

This kit contains a number of short articles, questionnaires, & other materials relating to the reintegration of students into the school system after a suicide attempt. The author believes that this process should be seen as an opportunity for growth, rather than as a problem.

This article is written by a high school student who is a part of the Ohio Future Homemakers of America. She tells about a program they have developed called “TAP into Life!”. The program uses teens to help other teens cope with stress through responsible decison making. TAP workshops include role playing, brainstorming, & self-expression […]

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All caregivers should be competent in intervening with persons-at-risk for suicidal behavior. The core tasks of recognition, risk taking, & resource referral define the gatekeeper’s role. There is a need for better learning & training experiences in suicide. The Foundation Workshop, designed to improve gatekeeping skills, is described. The author concludes that a large-scale training […]

This article presents a summary of the 11 papers commissioned to help develop strategies & recommendations for youth suicide & of the papers presented & workshops conducted at the National Conference on Strategies for the Prevention of Youth Suicide. It is noted that less is known about youth suicide than about most health problems. Coordinated […]

Examined a 3-year youth suicide prevention school program established by a California legislative mandate in 1983. Findings for the 1st 2 years of the program indicate significant gains in understanding of youth suicide prevention techniques for those high school students who completed a 4-hour training course. School staff & parents completing 90-min. youth suicide awareness […]