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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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Learn the signs before: Suicide prevention training offered
Judy Hoyle
IVN Contributing Writer
Suicide is the eighth leading
cause of death among all age groups in
Oregon and is an important public health
problem.
Oregon suicide rates have been
higher than the national average for the
past three decades, and the rate has been
increasing since 2000.
It is the second leading cause of
death for 10 to 24 year olds in the state,
and among Oregon veterans ages 18 to 24
years old, the rate of suicide is almost 10
times higher than for non-veterans in the
same age group.
In Josephine County, approximately
18 people die by suicide each year. The
county suicide rate of 23 per 100,000 is
higher than the state average.
Mental and behavioral health
problems, relationship problems with
intimate partners, physical health
problems and recent criminal/legal
problems are the most reported factors
surrounding suicide.
Options for Southern Oregon will
be offering Applied Suicide Intervention
Skills Training (ASIST) Jan. 26 and
27. The 2-day training will take place 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days at 1215 SW
G Street in Grants Pass. Tuition is $50,
which covers lunches, all materials and
a certificate of completion. Scholarships
are available.
“This training is for anyone 16 or
older, regardless of prior experience, who
wants to be able to provide ‘suicide first
aid.’ The ASIST model teaches effective
intervention skills while helping to
build suicide prevention networks in the
community,” according to Options suicide
prevention coordinator Angela Watton.
Family members and friends are
generally the first to talk with a person at
risk, but may have little training to deal
with the situation. ASIST can also help
professionals develop “suicide first aid”
skills.
In a 2013 study involving ASIST
training for suicide crisis line counselors,
suicidal individuals showed significant
improvement in personal resilience and
self-concept, and were less depressed
and overwhelmed compared to a wait-list
control group.
The training emphasizes helping
a person at risk stay safe. Participants
will learn to use the intervention model
to identify persons who may be thinking
about suicide, help them develop a safe
plan and provide follow up.
The training helps participants
develop graduated skills through mini-
lectures, facilitated discussion, group
simulation and role playing.
By the end of the training, ASIST
participants should be able to identify risk
alerts, discuss suicide in a direct manner
with someone at risk and demonstrate the
skills required to intervene.
Watton pointed out that prevention
involves more than suicide first aid. It
includes improving community resources,
life promotion and self-care skills for
caregivers.
CEU’s are available for social
workers, counselors, educators, medical
and public safety professionals. CEU
requests are required prior to the training.
Watton is also available to conduct
free 1-hour Suicide Prevention Training
for groups and businesses.
She can be contacted at 541-
244-3153, ext. 3153 or at awatton@
optionsonline.org.
Jan Rain: 10.00” YTD Rain: 58.18”
Guild offers workshop: Online marketing for artists
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In today’s complex
world, developing and
constantly expanding, it is a
major challenge for individual
artists to find a following
for their work. In order to
accomplish that task, which
is critical to increasing sales,
artists must introduce their
work to many, many people.
In a few short years
since taking early retirement
from an academic career
to become a full-time
professional artist, Southern
Oregon Guild member Pamela
Haunschild has done just
that. She has become well-
known throughout Southern
Oregon and beyond through
her workshops and her use
of media to develop public
recognition for her art. She
will share her methods in a
workshop, Online Marketing
for Artists, at the Guild
Gallery & Art Center in
Kerby, Saturday, Jan. 21.
In the workshop,
students will create a digital
professional newsletter that
can be distributed via the
Internet. Students will also
design a beautiful postcard
type handout and a business
card, and use of various social
media will be discussed as
well. Students will come away
with a toolkit of marketing
materials and information that
can significantly expand their
public identity and potential
sales.
Prior registration is
a must because individuals
will be working with either
their own laptops or with
Guild supplied computers.
The more people who can
bring their own computers,
the more students can be
accommodated.
Artists will need photos
of some of their work. If
they do not already have
some quality photographs,
a photographer will be on
hand at the workshop. Just
bring two or three of the best
products of your creativity to
be photographed.
As anyone who has taken
one of Pam Haunschild’s
workshops knows, she is an
excellent teacher. Guild Vice
President, Donna Parrish, also
a career educator and an artist,
will assist Pam, and class
size will be limited, so there
will be plenty of individual
assistance.
The workshop will be
held at the Guild Gallery
on the RCC Kerby Campus
from 10 a.m. to about 3 p.m.,
Saturday, Jan. 21. Cost for this
special workshop will be just
$10 for Guild members and
$15 for non-members. Lunch
will be on your own.
Register on the
Guild website at www.
southernoregonguild.org or by
calling the Guild at 541-592-
5019. For further information,
call 541-659-3858. See
Pam Haunschild’s work at
pamhaunschild.com.
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