The New Normal: Weaving Evidence-Based Practice for Suicide Prevention Into Our Daily Work
March 21, 2025 | 8:30am to 11:45am CT | 3.0 CE credit hours
Virtual (via Zoom)
*Registration for this course CLOSES on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 5pm CT*
This course is funded by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Division through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Use and Mental Health Block Grants.
CE/CEU credits included: 3.0 (see below for approval details). You must attend at least 90% of this webinar to receive continuing education credits, and attendance is monitored (partial credit not awarded).
Format: Live, interactive virtual workshop via Zoom. If you are interested on the on-demand version of this course, click here.
Investment: Free for professionals residing in North Dakota. $89 for professionals who are not North Dakota residents.
Presenter: Jon Ulven, PhD, LP (see bio below)
Abstract:
The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is a 10-year plan that aims to reduce suicides in the United States. It calls for health systems to implement a systematic approach to screen, assess, monitor, and intervene with suicide risk, and it specifically offers components of a "Suicide Care Pathway" that include the following: collaborative safety planning, lethal means safety counseling, connecting patients with peer support, and connecting patients with evidence-based care focused on suicide prevention. This presentation will offer moments for us to reflect on our beliefs and fears about suicide and entertain how our beliefs and reactions impact therapeutic alliance. We will also explore data relevant to suicide prevalence rates, risk factors of suicide, and treatment data that demonstrates the effectiveness of certain approaches to prevent suicide. This presentation will explore what makes good therapy, what language we should use to describe elements of suicide risk, discuss the role of screeners, explore a couple methods for suicide risk assessment, and review a evidence-based therapies to prevent suicide.
Objectives:
- Identify and self-reflect on beliefs about suicide and suicide prevention for the purpose of considering their community role in preventing suicides
- Identify and be poised to implement improvements in your process of screening and assessment of suicide risk, collaborative safety planning, and intervention
- Explain evidence-based interventions for suicide prevention and consider a call to become competent in at least one approach
Non-Discrimination:
HPC and ATAGF do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or age.
Conflict of Interest Statements:
There is no known commercial support for this program, nor are there any relationships between the CE sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could be construed as conflicts of interests. Dr. Ulven receives an honorarium for instructing this course. There is no commercial support or benefits for endorsement of products (e.g., books, training, drugs).
The presenter will inform participants of the utility and validity of content discussed (including the basis for statements about utility/validity), as well as limitations of the approach and the most common and severe risks, if any, associated with program content.
Requests for Accommodations:
HPC and ATAGF are committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants with special needs should contact program organizers so reasonable accommodations can be made.
To request accommodations, contact ATAGF's Continuing Education Vice Chair, Christine Boulton-Olson, PhD, LP, at [email protected].
Presenter: Jon Ulven, PhD, LP
Jon Ulven, PhD, LP, is a licensed psychologist and has worked for Sanford Health for 20 years. Dr. Ulven completed his PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Kansas. He is the department chairperson of adult psychology in the Fargo-Moorhead area, as well as the co-training director of Sanford's psychology internship consortium. At Sanford Health, Dr. Ulven is a member of the Physician Executive Council in the Fargo market, as well as the Care Monitoring Committee. Dr. Ulven was named the Sanford Health Clinician of the Year in 2023 for the Fargo market. He has been the lead clinician for the Clinician Assistance Program for the past 10+ years at Sanford Health. He is an appointed member of the North Dakota Suicide Fatality Review Commission. He is married and has two children.
Course Curriculum
Continuing Education Approvals (CE/CEU)
This course is available for 3.0 continuing education hours. You must attend at least 90% of the course to receive credit, and attendance is monitored. Credit will not be given for partial viewing/attendance.
This course is co-sponsored by Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks, PLLC.
Psychologists: Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks, PLLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks, PLLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
ND Licensed Social Workers: Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks, PLLC, is approved by the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners (NDBSWE) to sponsor continuing education for social workers in North Dakota (approval through 4/5/25, provider #P-217; ongoing approval will be sought after this date).
ND Licensed Counselors: This course is approved by the North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners (NDBCE) for 3.0 continuing education hours.
ND Marriage and Family Therapists: This course will be submitted to the North Dakota Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board for 3.0 hours of credit.
ND Licensed Addiction Counselors: Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks is an approved continuing education provider for the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners (NDBACE; approval through 1/29/26).
Athletic Trainers: This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the requirements and policies of the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) through the joint sponsorship of Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks, PLLC, and Haugen performance Consulting, PLLC. Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks is approved by the BOC to provide continuing education for athletic trainers.
ND Certified Peer Support Specialists: This program is approved for continuing education credits for North Dakota Certified Peer Support Specialists.
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