May 19-22, 2008 | Denver, CO
Seach schedule by:
Day
Monday, May 19, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Registration location - Student Center
May 19 - 22, 2008: Schedule at a Glance
| Monday, May 19, 2008 | |
| 8:30am | Registration Opens |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | ASIST Two-Day Pre-Conference Training: Day 1 Timothy Brown and Cynthia Hodge Lunch will be provided: Parisis |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | |
| 8:30am | Registration Opens |
| Full Day Pre-Conference Sessions: | |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | ASIST Two-Day Pre-Conference Training: Day 2 Timothy Brown and Cynthia Hodge Lunch will be provided: Udi's |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm Community |
Strategic Planning in Suicide Prevention (SPSP) |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm College |
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention on Campus |
| Half Day Pre-Conference Sessions: | |
9:00am - 12:00pm Community |
Suicide Prevention in the LGBT Communities Stephen Russell , American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Suicide 101 Brenda Gierczak, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Suicide Prevention, Art & Action Part I: The Mask Project Mirta F. Rodriquez, The University of Texas-Pan America |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Understanding, Responding To and Treating Self Injury Jennifer L. Finger |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Suicide Prevention, Art & Action Part II: The Stencil Design Community Art Project Clinton Carlson |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | The Suicidal Avenger Nicoletti-Flater Associates |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm First Responders | QPR Training for Law Enforcement and Emergency Service Professionals Paul Quinnett, President and CFO, The QPR Institute, Inc. |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm First Responders & Mental Health | Education for Medical Professionals About Depression and Suicide Risk Bob Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm Workplace | Resiliency in the Workplace: Best Practices in Mental Health for Business Jane Mountain, MD, Author |
| 4:30pm - 6:45pm | Hike and Picnic - Social Outing to Red Rocks Amphitheater $15.00 additional cost |
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Get a taste of Colorado with a visit to Red Rocks Park. This excursion will give you a chance to stretch your legs and enjoy the natural beauty of Colorado as you explore the world-famous amphitheater and visitor’s center. The red sandstone formations that give the park its name are truly breathtaking, as are the stairs surrounding the amphitheater! Whether or not you try to walk all the way down to the stage, you’ll enjoy beautiful views of the foothills wherever you choose to eat your boxed dinner. Please note: in the event that Red Rocks is unavailable due to a concert, we’ll visit Crown Hill Park and Nature Preserve for a picnic and walking opportunities. |
| 6:30pm - 7:00pm | Reception for PBS Screening of "Men Get Depression" |
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Colorado Arts of Recovery presents “Connections” at Regis University’s Dayton Memorial Library (DML) May 15th, 2008 – June 15th, 2008. Artists and others living with severe mental illnesses have explored the ways in which they connect with others, with nature, with ideas, and with the world at large. These connections are vital to living a life with meaning and purpose, in spite of having a mental illness. The show will feature two-dimensional works of art in a variety of media, as well as written works. |
| 7:00pm - 8:15pm | Documentary "Men Get Depression" - followed by panel discussion Dining Hall, Student Center |
Men get depression is a one hour documentary that explores the corrosive effect of depression on the self, relationships and careers through the intimate profiles of real men including a former NFL Quarterback, a Fortune 100 CEO, an Iraq War veteran and others. It features revealing scenes of psychotherapy, interviews with therapists, and offers commentary by leading medical authorities on the causes, symptoms and treatments of depression. |
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| Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | |
| 8:00am | Registration Opens |
| 8:30am - 9:20am | Opening Welcome by Tom Reynold, Vice President of Mission, Regis University - Dining Hall, Student Center |
| Keynote: It Takes A Community Jerry Reed, Executive Director, Suicide Prevention Action Network, USA |
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| 9:30am - 10:45am | Super Panel |
| 11:00am - 12:00m | Breakout Workshop Block A |
| Youth | What Does Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Have to do with Suicide? (P. Tetreault) |
| First Responders | Suicide and the First Responder: On the Front Lines (W. Zygowicz) |
| Survivors | Adolescent Survivors of Suicide (C. Hugus) |
| Workplace | Men and Suicide: A Silent Killer (J. Hindman) |
| Community | NE Colorado: More than Just Cows and Corn (M. Miller) |
| College | Promoting Mental Health Education on College Campuses through Peer Education (J. Cox) |
| Mental Health | Suicide in the Elderly (J. Reed) |
| Survivors | Emerging from Darkness: A College Student's Journey from Despair to a New Legacy (K. Jacobsen) |
| Other | The Colorado Violent Death Reporting System (H Hedegaard) |
| Other | IS PATH WARM? (K Marshall) |
| 12:00pm - 12:45pm | Buffet Lunch and Discussion Circles Remarks by Laurie Davidson, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Dining Hall, Student Center |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Panels: Media, Faith, and Responding to Survivors |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Breakout Workshop Block B |
| College | Post Virginia Tech (Nicoletti-Flater Associates) |
| Survivors | Losing Loved Ones to Suicide (K. Ford) |
| College | How Faculty Can Help Students with Mental Illness (A. Gosselin) |
| Mental Health | After a Client's Suicide: The Road for Therapists (S. Freedenthal) |
| Faith | Suicide a Community Affliction - Restoring the Balance (T. Lynn) |
| Workplace | A Down Dog a Day Keeps the Stress Away: Mental Resiliency in the Workplace (R. Szeliga) |
| Community | Advocating for Suicide Prevention Policy Change (J. Padgett) |
| Survivors | Family Suicide Grief: Helping the System Cope (M. Linn-Gust) |
| Mental Health | Maternal Suicide - Leading Cause of Maternal Death (B Stafford) |
| Other | Working in the Canyon of Why: Ten Years of Providing The Active Postvention Model (APM) (F. Campbell) |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm | Keynote: Enhancing Patient Safety: Challenges and Opportunities Paul Quinnett, President and CEO, The QPR Institute Inc. |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Exhibit Passport Experience and Reception - Dining Hal, Student Center |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Banquet and Awards |
Evening Remarks from Father Michael Sheeran, President, Regis University Advocacy Award to an Organization - Suicide Prevention Action Network Auction: Featuring Frank Campbell as Auctioneer |
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| Thursday, May 22, 2008 | |
| 8:00am | Registration Opens |
| 8:30am - 9:20am | Keynote: Why People Die By Suicide Thomas Joiner, Bright-Burton Professor, Department of Psychology, Florida State University |
| 9:30am - 10:45am | Survivor Impact Panel Facilitated by: Michelle Linn-Gust, Survivor Division Chair, American Associate of Suicidology |
| Survivors | Voices of Suicide: Learning from Those Who Lived (L. Firestone) |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Breakout Workships Block C |
| Mental Health | Practical and Usable Clinical Skills (T. Joiner) |
| First Responders | The Contamination of Suicide (Nicoletti-Flater Associates) |
| College | A Peer Education Model for Prevention (J. Sayre and C. Reis) |
| Youth | Juvenile Justice and Suicide (J. Marinez) |
| Survivors | Grief Following Suicide: Defining the Indefinable (L. Archibald) |
| Workplace | Working Minds: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace (C. Weimer, B. Marquez, & K. Marshall) |
| Faith | Engaging Faith Communities in Secular Faith-Based Suicide Prevention Programs (J. Lamontagne) |
| Community | Bridging the Divide in Larimer County: A Community Story of Hope (B. Wood, D.M. Grenfell, N. Dahl, K. Cigularov, J. Cmar, L. Gonzales) |
| College | Active Minds on Campus (J. Wilson) |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Lunch with brief remarks from Peter Gutierrez on the American Association of Suicidology |
| 1:00pm - 1:45pm | Keynote: Men and Suicide Silvia Canetto, Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Breakout Workshop Block D |
| Faith | The Role of Faith Communities in Suicide Prevention (T. Doty and P. Maloney) |
| First Responders | The Cutting Dilemma (E. Althaus) |
| Mental Health | Mental Health Care for War Fighters Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan (Adler, Homaifar, Olson-Madden, Staves) |
| College | College Suicide Prevention - Best Practices and New Research (R. Sandler, J. Wilson) |
| Workplace | Suicide Intervention in the Workplace (Nicolletti-Flater Associates) |
| College | Preventing Suicide Among College Students (L. Edmonds, S. Cooney, M. Rasmussen) |
| Mental Health | Suicidology: A New Specialty in Graduate Counseling Training (M. Munoz) |
| College | Making Connections: A Body-Based Approach to Prevention (L. Downey) |
| Other | Working for Change: Advocating for Suicide Prevention (K. Marshall) |
| Youth | P.S. I Miss You (R Wilson) |
| 3:15pm - 4:00pm | Keynote: Who Else is in the Canyon of Why? Frank Campbell, Executive Director, The Crisis Center Foundation and the Office of Clinical Research and Consultation |
| 4:15pm - 4:45pm | Evaluations and Certificates |