Medical and Behavioral Health Providers:
Join us to better serve Veterans and Military Service Members in your community!
Training Dates Available From April Through May 14th (See Link Below for List)
Please Note: All trainings are two consecutive days.
Oregon Veterans face a higher suicide rate than their civilian peers. “For every Service Member who dies in combat, 25-30 take their own lives”1
Veterans face unique barriers to accessing medical and behavioral healthcare. Many Providers, although highly skilled, are unfamiliar with Military culture and the unique needs of Veterans as they pertain to behavioral health, and more specifically, to suicidality.
Military Culture Awareness & Suicide Prevention Training for Providers is a two-day training that addresses in-depth knowledge and skills to bridge this gap between providers and Veterans who seek care.
By educating providers on Veteran and Military-specific language and other cultural cues, as well as providing access to specific suicide prevention and intervention assessments, we hope to improve providers’ familiarity with Service Members needs around mental health and suicide.
Earn up to 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™*
The two-day trainings are held virtually on Zoom between March and May 2021. There are two types of trainings available:
- Regional trainings where Providers can share local resources and challenges as a cohort
- Statewide trainings focusing on under-served populations, including Veterans and Military Service Members who are LGBTQ+, Women, and/or Tribal Members.
If the training in your region has filled up, consider attending a Statewide Key Populations training, which has the same core content as each regional training.
Please note that this training is intended for those who provide services in the state of Oregon.
Training cost: Free
Platform: Virtual, Zoom
For a list of training dates and times use this link: View Training Dates
To complete the pre-training Survey use this link: Pre-Training Survey
To Register Use This Link: REGISTRATION
Learning objectives:
- Improve the overall quality of care for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) by applying targeted knowledge and awareness of military culture.
- Synthesize concepts learned about military culture and suicide prevention in order to address the complexity of risk facing SMVF.
- Use motivational interviewing strategies to develop a collaborative safety plan that addresses the unique needs of SMVF
- Improve access, coordination, and teamwork to support and improve the mental health of SMVF. Utilize an inter-disciplinary team approach to safety planning and harm reduction.
- Confidently implement care standards required by law
- Understand the current scope and significance of suicide as a problem, particularly among SMVF
- Apply FVT, functional model of suicide, suicide mode, and BPSS lens concepts to the case scenario.
- Adopt a trauma-informed, person-centered approach to care
- Conduct a thorough suicide risk assessment including lethal means (skill acquisition).
* Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of OHSU School of Medicine and Lines for Life. The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
* Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To Register Use This Link: REGISTRATION
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