When: 9/22/2022, 12-1pm (MT)
Cost: Free
Type: Online Webinar

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Overview

Join us to learn about suicide within our culture, with a specific focus on Montana. What we’ll cover:

• National and Montana Data: What do the numbers tell us?
• Demographics of a Suicidal Person: Is there a demographic that is higher at risk?
• Warning Signs: What are the warning signs of suicide?
• Risk Assessment: How do you assess the risk of someone harming themselves?
• Training: Learn how to intervene with a suicidal person using evidence-based practices and resources we’ll provide.

Learning Objectives

By completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Participants will be able to identify at least three warning signs of suicide
• Participants will know what to say to a suicidal person
• Participants will be able to identify at least two suicide prevention resources in the state.

About the Trainer

Karl Rosston is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.  He provides evidenced-based programs to all Montana secondary schools, implements the State Suicide Prevention Plan, supports the Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline, implements firearm safety programs and statewide media campaigns, provides suicide prevention trainings, and coordinates suicide prevention efforts around the state. Karl is a master level trainer in QPR and trains in suicide safe care for patients for many of the state’s universities and health care settings.

 Previously, Karl was the Director of Social Services at Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena.  Before returning to Montana, he was on the faculty of the University of Colorado, School of Medicine, and a clinical consultant with the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections.

 He is a licensed clinical social worker who maintains a small private practice in Helena.  He received his Master’s in Social Work from the University of Denver and his Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Montana.