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Oregon Residents: Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Latine Communities
Length: 3 hours

Audience & Instructional Level

This training is intended for Licensed Psychologists and other Mental Health
Clinicians and Practitioners. The instructional level for this training is from beginner up to an advanced level.

This three-hour engaging and on-demand training for mental health professionals focuses on using culturally responsive practices to improve suicide prevention, assessment, and intervention for Latine individuals. The training emphasizes evidenced-based practical tools and skills related to improving diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and clinical practices when working with Latine communities around suicide. Additionally, the training emphasizes sociocultural factors, values and practices related to Latine mental health.

Educational Objectives

Identify the most common sociocultural factors that influence Latine mental health and suicide risk.
Apply knowledge and skills on developing culturally responsive practices and culturally specific interventions to address crises and suicide prevention with Latine individuals
Describe the most appropriate, culturally informed, community-based and strength-focused tools that behavioral health clinicians can use to help Latinx individuals who are in a crisis and present risk.

Declaration of conflicts of interest and commercial support: None.

Available Continuing Education Credit

Raíces de Bienestar is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Raíces de Bienestar maintains responsibility for all programs and content.

This training grants 3 CE credits to participants for the purchase (when applicable), registration and completion of the entire training, including reviewing materials and completing testing and evaluation. As part of this home study training, participants are expected to read the document Suicide Assessment Considerations with the Latine Community. Credit will not be given for only watching the recording.

DISCLAIMER

It is the ethical responsibility of the participant to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
Additionally, it is also your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board directly to ascertain your eligibility in meeting continuing education requirements.
Furthermore, we encourage you to verify with your state licensing board whether nationally approved courses align with their criteria for fulfilling your continuing education needs.

Thank you

Ruth Zúñiga, PHD, Executive Director & Licensed Psychologist, Raíces de Bienestar

Dr. Ruth Zúñiga has a PhD in clinical and community psychology with a rural and indigenous emphasis from the University of Alaska. She has developed and managed multiple community-driven programs and grants focused on “bringing mental health” to the Latine community, removing stigma and supporting mental health access and utilization of services by underserved communities. Dr. Zúñiga has been teaching, researching, consulting, and presenting on the subject of Latine mental health and wellness and program evaluation for 10 years. She has been providing culturally grounded mental health services for over 15 years in the areas of resiliency, immigration, healing and trauma, informed care, chronic disease management, and overall mental health concerns. She is a former associate professor, and founder of Sabiduría: Latinx Psychology Emphasis at Pacific University, an academic and clinical program focused on training culturally informed masters and doctoral level clinicians to work with the Latinx community. Dr. Zúñiga is a licensed psychologist, the co-founder and executive director of Raíces de Bienestar, a non-profit organization in Oregon focused on Latine mental health.

Daisy Bueno, PHD, Clinical Director, Raíces de Bienestar

Daisy Bueno has a PhD in School Psychology from Illinois State University. She has developed programs focused on community-centered and accessible approaches to mental health. She has been working with the Latine community and communities of color for over 5 years. Dr. Bueno has experience providing individual, family and group therapy for children and adults as well as developing community spaces dedicated to learning, processing and overall empowerment. In congruence with her community-centered approach to healing, Dr. Bueno also has a strong passion for engaging in consultation, teaching, and collaboration with colleagues, engaging in systems-level work. She has experience supervising students & clinicians entering the field of psychology. Dr. Bueno is the clinic director of Raíces de Bienestar and manages the clinical training program. She supervises a team of seven mental health providers. She is also supporting individuals affected by the illegal marijuana and hemp industry through our clinical and liberation efforts.

To ensure participation and retention of content, during the course of this training, three codes will be presented on the screen at various intervals throughout the recorded session. Participants are allotted a one-minute timeframe to click “save”for each code. For successful completion of the training, participants must hit “save” for at minimum 2 out of 3 of these codes. Alternatively, you can manually type in the code to proceed to the quiz for credit.

Upon completion of the training, participants are required to submit the accumulated participation codes under the designated "Credit" tab.

Complete the Video Training: Begin by watching the designated video training on suicide prevention.
Read and Review the Suicide Prevention Handout: Following the video training, carefully read and review the provided suicide prevention handout.
Navigate to the "Credit" Tab: Once you have thoroughly reviewed the handout, go to the top of the page and locate the "Credit" tab.
Access the Mandatory Attestation: Look for the mandatory attestation of reading completion. This step confirms that you have completed the required reading.
Take the Quiz: After completing the attestation, proceed to take the quiz associated with the training.
Complete the Evaluation: Following the quiz, participate in the evaluation process. Provide feedback on the training.
Verify Successful Completion: Confirm that you have successfully completed all the requirements, including the attestation, quiz, and evaluation.
Access Your Certificate: Upon successful completion of all the requirements, participants can access their certificate.