Preventing Teen Suicide: Crisis Safety Planning with Young Clients
And even more alarmingly, the rate of suicide in young people is on the rise, while popular shows like 13 Reasons Why perpetuate harmful myths.
When treating adolescents with depression, anxiety, and trauma, the full extent of their suffering is not always obvious.
Many in distress wear a mask of strength while secretly harming themselves or hiding their struggle with thoughts of suicide.
You could be missing critical signs...
That's why we're offering you this FREE CE video:
New Insights and Strategies: Crisis Safety Planning with Youth and Teens
You’ll learn effective assessment, management, and treatment strategies for young clients who struggle with suicidality – plus, you’ll earn 1 Free CE hour!
Please share this powerful free CE video with your colleagues; it could literally save a life.
Tony Sheppard, PsyD, CGP, ABPP, AGPA-F, specializes in treating young people suffering from psychiatric issues including self-harm and suicide. A licensed psychologist and certified group psychotherapist, Tony brings over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults to his clinical practice. In addition to his private practice, Groupworks, he has trained hundreds of clinicians, educators, nurses, and physicians across the country in the treatment of self-harm and suicide and is the author of a training curriculum in group psychotherapy. He is board certified in group psychology.
Tony’s clinical approach draws from interpersonal neurobiology, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and positive psychology. His creative and interactive delivery style will draw you into the dire nature of youth suicide and self-harm and have you leave feeling confident and prepared to handle this most important work.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Tony Sheppard is the founder and director of Groupworks Psychological Services and has an employment relationship with Spalding University. He receives royalties as a published author and a speaking honorarium from E-Care Behavioral Health Institute. Dr. Sheppard receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Tony Sheppard has is a member of the Kentucky Psychological Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and the American Association of Suicidology.
