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Teen Suicide Prevention: Counselors and Mental Health Professionals
…f them do not feel they receive adequate training in the assessment treatment and management of suicidal clients. (Link to Glendon suicide page for resources) Training Opportunities for Mental Health Professionals: Online: Something to Lose: An Interview with Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. (Psychotherapy.net – CE’s available) Suicide: What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know (CE’s available) For a full list of resources to help you as a practiti…
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Understanding Self-Harming Behavior: Healing with Self-Care and Compassion
…harming behavior as a distraction. It hurts, and that’s the intention. The physical pain helps a person dissociate from the emotional pain that is overloading their ability to cope and therefore, feel as if they are more emotionally regulated. The behavior can also consume the attention of those people who care about someone who self-harms. It’s heartbreaking to watch a loved one using these behaviors. It can be tempting to judge them or yell at t…
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…ental Health Crisis and Getting Help In this Experts at Home conversation, Dr. Lisa Firestone talks with suicide atte… Experts at Home: Dr. Donna Rockwell on the Benefits of Mindfulness in Challenging Times In our second Experts at Home conversation, Dr. Lisa Firestone talks with mindfu… Experts at home: Dr. Pat Love on Relationships During the Time of Covid-19 In our first Experts at Home conversation, Dr. Lisa Firestone interviews relatio……
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How to Stop Worrying
…on. Being outdoors naturally teaches us how to stop worrying. According to Dr. Lisa Firestone in her blog “Nature as Medicine,” “One of the reasons, nature is so beneficial is that it allows us to feel more present in our own bodies. We tend to experience nature with our senses, drinking in sights, sounds and smells, feeling the earth on our feet and the breeze on our face.” This presence of mind can offer us respite from worrying. “As our mind un…
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How to Move On
…t something that happens after we split up. Often, couples enter into what Dr. Firestone calls a “fantasy bond,” an illusion of connection that replaces real relating and genuine acts of love and intimacy. Symptoms of a fantasy bond can include relating as a unit, valuing the form of being a couple over the substance of making contact, falling into routine, lacking independence, engaging in less affection, and entering into dynamics of control and…
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Understanding and Preventing Teen Suicide: CAMS-4Teens™ as an Effective Treatment Approach
…eir safety, including the importance of lethal means safety for adolescent suicide risk. Finally, the presenter will introduce the CAMS-4Teens™ framework, an evidenced-based and collaborative treatment approach for patients with suicidal risk. Learning Objectives: List epidemiological trends regarding suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teens. Discuss the importance of lethal means safety for adolescent suicide risk. Describe the role of parents an…
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How to Help Someone with Anxiety
…in mind: Ask first, act second. For many people, the thought of asking for help is anxiety-inducing in itself. Asking someone with anxiety how you can help is the best thing you can do for them. Everyone channels their anxiety in a different way, thus there is not a simplified, fix-all, solution to this problem. Make listening a priority. Sometimes silent, empathic support—whether a shoulder to cry on or a person to vent to—is more helpful than ad…
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National Suicide Prevention Week – What You Can Do to Save a Life
…is public health problem and help save lives: Take a moment to learn about suicide risk factors and warning signs. To further spread awareness, click the “share” icon on the top right of these pages to post to your social media accounts. Attend Webinars on suicide prevention. See upcoming Webinars here Watch video interviews with suicide attempt survivors and learn how you can help save a life. Down load this “Save a Life Brochure” (English and Sp…
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