SPAN Idaho's 10th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference
Suicide Prevention in the Next Decade: It’s Up to All of Us to Save the One

Wednesday, September 8—Friday, September 10, 2010
Boise First Community Center - 3852 N. Eagle Road, Boise, Idaho

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Preconference, September 8, 2010
It Can Be Done: Moving from Awareness to Action in Suicide Prevention
Whether you have found champions ready to move ahead or you need to beat the bushes a bit, this workshop will help you learn how to move from awareness to action by leading attendees through best practices in program planning and implementation. Attendees need to come with a specific project in mind. During the workshop we will use a combination of theory and practice to explore the partnerships you need to develop, the strategies you need to pursue and the resources that will support successful implementation of your project.

Continuing Education Units
CEUs will be offered for Counselors, Social Workers and others needing certificates of attendance. POST credits will be offered for law enforcement. 1 BSU Credit Hour available for those attending the Pre-conference AND full conference (W, Th & F) $60 on site.

Conference Location Information
The conference will be held at the Boise First Community Center, 3852 N. Eagle Road, Boise, Idaho. BFCC is located on Eagle Road between Ustick and McMillan Roads. Registration will be at the doors of the main auditorium. Ample parking is available on site.

Lodging Information
A special, all-inclusive, conference room rate of $81.36 has been arranged at the Country Suites, 3355 East Pine in Meridian. Country Suites is located on the southeast corner of Pine Street and Eagle Road approximately 2 miles from the conference. Room rate includes taxes and fees, breakfast and newspaper. Please call 208-639-3300 (local) or 800-456-4000 to make reservations. Reference the SPAN Idaho Conference to receive the special room rate. If you have questions, please contact SPAN Idaho at 208-860-1703 or info@spanidaho.org.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Joiner is author of Why People Die by Suicide, the recently released Myths about Suicide, and over 400 peer-reviewed publications.  He is editor of the American Psychological Association's Clinician's Research Digest, editor of the Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. Dr. Joiner was recently awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Residency Fellowship. He was elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and received the Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Shakow Award for Early Career Achievement from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Shneidman Award for excellence in suicide research from the American Association of Suicidology, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association, as well as research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Defense, and various foundations. Dr. Joiner is Distinguished Research Professor and The Bright-Burton Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.  Dr. Joiner's work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior and related conditions.

FEATURED SPEAKER ELLIS AMDUR received his B.A. in psychology from Yale University in 1974, and his M.A. in psychology from Seattle University in 1990. He is both a National Certified Counselor and a State Certified Child Mental Health Specialist.  He has developed a range of training and consultation services, as well as a unique style of assessment and psychotherapy. Ellis’s professional philosophy can best be summed up in this idea: the development of an individual’s integrity and dignity is the paramount virtue. This can only occur when people live courageously, regardless of their circumstances, and take responsibility for their roles in making the changes they desire. Ellis Amdur is a dynamic trainer who presents his work throughout the U.S. and internationally. He is noted for his sometimes outrageous humor as well as his profound breadth of knowledge. Ellis’s vivid descriptions of aggressive and mentally ill people and his true-to-life role-playing of the behaviors in question give participants an almost first-hand experience of facing the real individuals in question.

SPECIAL GUESTS – Tom Luna, State Department of Education Superintendent; Dave Bieter Mayor of Boise; Melissa Lavitt, BSU Dean of Social Sciences & Public Affairs; and Kathie Garrett, Chairperson, Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention.

PRECONFERENCE – It Can Be Done: Moving from Awareness to Action in Suicide Prevention, Shel Gross, MPA