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SDD19: ASK Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
Hours: 2.83
Suicide is one of the most preventable deaths, but all too often lack of knowledge in how to directly ask about it, intervene and refer prevents people from reacting. Participants at this training will receive instruction on how to ask if someone they know is considering suicide, what are common risk factors as well as common protective factors, and what resources are available (within ACC and in our communities at large) that we can refer to. ASK is a gatekeeper training to help better equip people with what to look for if they are concerned someone is at risk of suicide and how to intervene in that situation. Participants can also expect to walk away with a better understanding of resources that are available for ongoing support of these people for whom they are concerned. Presented by the ACC District Clinical Counseling Services Team. For questions about the training, please contact Janie Wang at jwang12@austincc.edu.
A participant in this workshop will walk away with:
-Knowledge of basic info about suicide
-Understanding that suicide can be prevented
-Basic suicide intervention skills
-Ability to respond to suicide risk
-Ability assist in the aftermath of a suicide or “postvention”
Adam Lenker, MA, LPC-S
Adam Lenker joined ACC in 2014 and is an Assistant Professor and Counselor at ACC with over 10 years of clinical experience in both community and residential settings serving very diverse populations. He has extensive experience counseling in supportive housing, largely in working with persons experiencing homelessness in the San Francisco Bay as well as Austin Areas. He has worked several years as a contract counselor with various non-profits in the Austin Area, and also currently works as a therapist with a web-based teletherapy service.
Adam earned his Bachelor's in Psychology from Texas A&M University. He completed his Master’s in Counseling from St. Edward’s University. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Texas.
Janie Wang, MA, LPC-S
Janie Wang joined Austin Community College as an hourly counselor in 2009 at the Cypress Creek Campus and became a full time faculty counselor at the Riverside Campus in 2010. With mental health experience at inpatient settings and education settings, she has provided clinical counseling for mood disorders, crisis counseling, family violence intervention, motivation, emotions management, trauma, crisis management and drug and alcohol addiction. She is trained in mental health assessment, individual and group counseling, suicide assessment and prevention, drug and alcohol counseling, disaster and trauma relief, and human trafficking aftercare.
Janie earned her BA at The University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Plan II, English and Psychology, and her MA at The Ohio State University in Community Counseling. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Texas. |
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