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Avoiding Burnout
This training discusses burnout, specifically in the behavioral health field. We discuss what exactly is burnout, examples of burnout, symptoms of burnout and actionable steps to avoid burnout and/or recovery when it is realized burnout is being experienced. We discuss what happens when burnout goes unresolved and how that can lead to additional health issues such as suicidal ideation. Basic information on suicide prevention and getting help for suicidal individuals is included.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Community Mobilization
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- By Samantha Bunker
Compassion & Empathy with Veterans
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- By Samantha Bunker
Deployments and the Military Family
This training discusses the many challenges military families face as they prepare and experience deployment. We discuss the stages of deployment, the stressors and challenges often faced during deployment and after deployment as well as the preparations that can be made to help offset the stress. We discuss how the deployment experience ties to trauma and how unresolved and unaddressed trauma has the greatest impact on military families who experience deployment. We explore the relationship between trauma and suicide and give a brief overview of what you can do to encourage suicide prevention in your community. This training is appropriate for all audiences over the age of 18.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Financial Literacy
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- By Samantha Bunker
Grief & Loss
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- By Samantha Bunker
Guilt Trauma & Suicide
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- By Samantha Bunker
How to Identify a Suicidal Crisis
This is a brief training (15 minutes) that covers all the basics you need to know for identifying a suicidal crisis and getting the person help. We discuss realistic expectation for suicidal ideation, risk factors & warning signs, as well as what getting help for that person looks like. This is a great intro training for those with very little time. Supplementing with additional trainings that go into more detail would be encouraged.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Is it PTSD? Or is it something else?
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- By Samantha Bunker
Military Children & Suicide Prevention
This training focuses on the mental health stressors our military children experience throughout their childhood and adolescence. We discuss what you should be aware of as a military parent to foster a positive relationship with mental health with your children. We highlight the strength and resiliency often found in our military families and how that can play a part in protecting from mental health issues and suicidal ideation. We also draw comparison to mental health and suicide prevention among our service members and veterans and how suicide prevention among military youth relates to that.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Military Culture & Suicide Prevention (Healthcare Professional)
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- By Samantha Bunker
Moral Injury
This course discusses the concept of moral injury. We explore what moral injury is, common sources of moral injury and how it relates to suicide. We also compare moral injury to PTSD, how the two are similar and how they differ. We touch on activities individuals can engage in to help them with moral injury including spiritual counseling, professional counseling and more.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Motivational Interviewing (MI) & Suicide Prevention
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- By Samantha Bunker
Online Resources & Apps for Military Families
This training discusses available applications and online resources for members of our armed forces, veterans and their families. Apps present a unique opportunity to provide easy access to social support and communication, access to healthcare, and self-improvement opportunities focusing on behavioral changes and/or mental health care. In theory, access to certain applications can play a role in reduction of suicidal ideation in special populations. This training explores the relationship between the two and provides information on apps encouraged for the use among those affiliated with our military.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Operation S.A.V.E.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Overcoming Communication Barriers
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- By Samantha Bunker
Pathways to Suicide & Methods for Prevention
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- By Samantha Bunker
Reduction of Access to Lethal Means (RALM)
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- By Samantha Bunker
Reduction of Access to Lethal Means: Family and Friends Edition
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- By Samantha Bunker
Social Media & Suicide Risk
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- By Samantha Bunker
Suicide & The Workplace
This training connects issues we find in the workplace to the problem of suicide and discusses ways in which we can combat those issues. We discuss workplace statistics and suicide statistics within the workplaces as well as veteran suicide statistics and how that relates to the workplace. Included in this training is action steps that organizations or companies can implement to help combat the issue of suicide in the workplace. We discuss each action step at length with examples of implementation for employers. Local and national suicide prevention resources are discussed as well as further opportunities for suicide prevention education and training.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Suicide Awareness & Prevention
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- By Samantha Bunker
Suicide Prevention & Special Populations: Age Groups
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- By Samantha Bunker
Suicide Prevention & Special Populations: Culture
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- By Samantha Bunker
Suicide Prevention & Special Populations: Sex & Gender
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- By Samantha Bunker
Suicide Prevention Practice Scenarios
This is a training that uses the VA tool Operation S.A.V.E. to address and support individuals going through a mental health crisis. We discuss suicide statistics, risk factors and warning signs, as well as ways to provide comfort and validation while also encouraging and expediting getting help. Five different practice scenarios are presented with opportunities to think through responses and ways to provide support and help for the fictional character.
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- By Samantha Bunker
Supporting Your Veteran Loved One
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- By Samantha Bunker
Understanding the Veteran Client
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- By Samantha Bunker
Veteran Suicide Prevention
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- By Samantha Bunker
Women Veterans & Suicide Prevention
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- By Samantha Bunker