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Total Credits: 1.5 American Psychological Association (APA)
In this 90-minute webinar, participants will learn more about suicide prevention efforts as it relates to elite athletes and those in high-performance roles. The session will highlight the unique risk and protective factors for those in high-performance positions. In addition, this webinar will briefly identify therapeutic approaches effective in the management and treatment of individuals at risk for suicide. Participants will leave with knowledge about the cultural shifts required for high-performance communities to reduce the risk of suicide and promote better general mental health.
Target Audience: For behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.
Instructional Level: Introductory
Learning Objectives
1. Assess for suicide risk and protective factors for elite athletes and those in high-performance roles.
2. Appraise therapeutic approaches to treat individuals at risk for suicide.
3. Justify cultural changes to allow high-performance communities to embrace mental health care.
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
| CDP Presents Suicide Prevention from Elite Athletes to High Performance Military - Slidedeck Handouts (16.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Shannon Decker, executive director and co-founder of The Speedy Foundation, holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Idaho and has nearly twenty years of private and public teaching and administrative experience in Idaho, Nevada, and California. She is a Mental Health First Aid, QPR, and safeTALK facilitator who offers trainings in Idaho and Utah to further the foundation’s mission of promoting mental health education and advocating for suicide prevention.
William D. Parham, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor in the Counseling Program at Loyola Marymount University and Interim Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice program. He is a licensed psychologist, Board Certified in Counseling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). For most of his professional career, Dr. Parham has focused on working with athletes across organizations (e.g. National Basketball Association; National Football League; Major League Baseball; Unites States Olympic Committee; United States Tennis Association; Major League Soccer, UCLA, UC Irvine) across levels (e.g., professional elite, amateur, collegiate and youth) and across sports (e.g. basketball, football, gymnastics, softball, baseball, track and field, tennis, golf, swimming, volleyball, figure skating). Currently, Dr. Parham serves as the inaugural Director of the Mental Health and Wellness Program of the National Basketball Players Association.
