In an effort to stem the rising tide of suicide in the area, CareNet counseling is bringing Soul Shop to our community. Soul Shop is a suicide prevention training program and includes a daylong training session specifically designed to train church leaders, clergy, program staff, lay ministers, office staff and faith-based therapists to detect the signs of someone contemplating suicide and possibly save their life. Additionally, Soul Shop trains church leaders how to minister to surviving family members after a suicide.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Describe the incidence and impact of suicidal desperation on the adults and youth in their faith communities.

• Demonstrate a simple, conversational method for saving the life of someone considering suicide.

• Address suicidal desperation as a regular aspect of their life and work.

• Engage leaders in an ongoing, strategic effort to shift the way that faith communities deal with suicide.

Who Should Participate?

Specifically for clergy, church staff, counselors and lay ministers.

Faculty

Russ Crabtree, MDiv Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute (PPI), A Samaritan Interfaith Center for Counseling and Consulting Russ Crabtree became involved in suicide prevention work when three students in his community died by suicide in a seven-month period of time. He has trained thousands of people in suicide awareness and facilitated the development of suicide prevention plans with numerous community teams. He has become a national speaker on the role of faith communities in suicide prevention. In his book A Second Day, he candidly describes his own personal journey out of suicidal thinking. Mr. Crabtree is also certified in ASIST (suicide intervention training) through LifeWorks Education.

Credits

• 0.55 CEUs from Wake Forest School of Medicine

• 5.5 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC