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LOSS Team Training and Suicide Support Group Facilitator Training
September 15, 2021 @ 8:00 am - September 17, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
“Preventing Suicide for Future Generations”
Frank Campbell, PhD, LCSW, CT
September 15, 16, & 17th Location: Best Western Premier 800 East Park Drive Harrisburg, PA 17111
Suicide Support Group Facilitator Training (9/15/2021):
Suicide Prevention Alliance, along with Dr. Frank Campbell, will be offering an 8- hour workshop to train individuals (Suicide Loss Survivors, First Responders, Mental Health Professionals, Suicide Prevention, Task Forces, clergy, coroners). This training will train individuals on how to start and facilitate a grief support group for suicide loss survivors. This hands-on training will provide participants with a working knowledge of the unique aspects and concerns of suicide grief, and suicide group facilitation.
LOSS Training (9/16 – 9/17):
Day 1: Hope & Healing
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
LEARN
- How exposure to a traumatic event could result in an anxiety disorder and PTSD.
- A broadened view of those impacted by traumatic loss.
- The value of forming a community where active postvention is an option.
- The emotional benefit of getting help sooner versus later for survivors.
Day 2: LOSS Team
8:00 am – 2:30 pm + Optional Post Session
LEARN
- Raise awareness of what potential volunteer LOSSteam members may experience.
- Understanding suicide and its impact on the community.
- Crime scene etiquette by local law enforcement experts.
- Getting started: who, what, where, and when.
Community Brainstorming Session 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
