Suicide Prevention in Higher Education Conference 2021

Date: June 02, 2021

Brought to you by: The New Jersey University and College Alliance for Prevention of Suicide (NJUCAPS) in partnership with New Jersey College Counseling Association (NJCCA)

Join Us Virtually, June 2, 2021!

 Free Registration for a Limited Number of Participants!

Includes up to 6 Free CE Credits

To support suicide prevention training on New Jersey college and university campuses, NJCCA is able to provide Dr. Jobes’s Managing Suicide Risk:  A Collaborative Approach and an assortment of other outreach items to a limited number of New Jersey colleges/universities who have a member of their Counseling Center register and attend the conference (one per New Jersey school/campus).

Get a free copy of Managing Suicide Risk:  A Collaborative Approach, by David A. Jobes and an assortment of other outreach and prevention items!

      To receive this FREE gift, please provide your college or university counseling center mailing address when you register.  Please note, ONE package per college or university will be mailed when supplies are received.

      Join the New Jersey University and College Alliance for Prevention of Suicide (NJUCAPS) in partnership with the New Jersey College Counseling Association on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 for the inaugural NJUCAPS virtual conference on Suicide Prevention in Higher Education.

      The Conference Keynote Address delivered by Dr. David Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP. Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and he is the recipient of various awards for his scientific work including the 1995 AAS “Shneidman Award” (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS “Linehan Award” (for suicide treatment research). He has published six books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.

      Continuing Education hours are available from the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and the New York State Education Department's Stated Board for Social Work.

      New Jersey-Licensed Psychologists have the opportunity to obtain 1.5 CEs in a topic concerning prescription opioid drugs by attending the session entitled "Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: Clinical Applications for Mental Health Professionals.


      Professionals in higher education from across New Jersey campuses and beyond will offer workshops on topics relevant to mental health in higher educaiton and suicide prevention and treatment including:

      • An overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Suicidal Behaviors in College Counseling Centers (Rutgers)
      • Small School Big Collaboration: A Unified Approach Torwards Proactive Mental Health From Day One (Steven's Institute of Technology)
      • The Red Folder Initiative: An Effort to Bring Faculty into the Competent Community of Suicide Prevention (Monmouth University)
      • Suicide, Social Support and Embeddedness: Exploring Gender Differences in Suicidal Thoughts and the Mediating Effect of Generativity (Montclair State and Rutgers)
      • Promoting Help-Seeking and Connectedness: Innovative Programming for Campus Suicide Prevention Efforts (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
      • Responding to a Death by Suicide on University and College Campuses: Lessons Learned (Rutgers, The Traumatic Loss Coalition, The College of New Jersey, and Drew University)
      • Development of “Wellness and Resilience for College and Beyond”, A Course that Teaches Skills from DBT, ACT and Positive Psychology (U of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
      • Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: Clinical Applications for Mental Health Professionals (Montclair State)

      Click Here to See Full Conference Agenda

      As a way to maximize CE's for conference participants, the conference agenda has been scheduled without a designated lunch hour.  Participants are welcome to have their own lunch at their leisure while still attending the virtual conference

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