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Course Number: EPB 551
Course Title: Depression and Suicide in Adolescence
Class #: 2412
Dates: July 9 - 10, 13 - 15, 2009
Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Center for Grieving Children, Portland, Maine
Faculty: Patricia Ellen and Center for Grieving Children Faculty
Credit: Three (3) Inservice Graduate Credits
Tuition/Fees: $1,108.00 (Maine Resident)
Registration Form: Click Here (pdf) or call 780-5055
This course is designed for school guidance counselors and social workers, therapists, and others who work in a supportive setting with teenagers. In this course participants will explore theories of the complex factors of teen suicide including but not limited to: isolation, brain chemistry, medications; learn skills to reinforce the protective factors against suicide –deep listening, safe expression of feelings, self care, building supportive communities, spirituality; hear from survivors – parents, friends, siblings, and children about their experience; hear from school and community personnel about ways schools and communities can support teens before and after a suicide loss; become familiar with a variety of resources on teen suicide including – books, web resources, community support groups; and discover how their personal experience and wisdom can impact and enhance their work with teens. The course will be a balance of lecture, group discussion and sharing, and hands on activities. Time will be allotted for processing the feelings that this material may bring up. (This course will be held at the Center for Grieving Children, Portland, Maine)
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