33rd Annual Convening of Crisis Intervention Personnel

CONTACT USA Conference

Lifeline Internatonal


May 7, 8, 9, 10, 2009 – Chicago, Illinois


SUMMARY OF SELECTED PRESENTATIONS


Addressing the Continuing Education Needs of Telephone Volunteers Tiffany Wandy, Lifeline Shanghai


Assisting Sudden Death Families in an Emergency Department SettingMarcia Williams, Systemic Perspectives


Body Image and Eating Disorders within the GLBT Population: The Basics, William Jarvis and Holly Gomez, Illinois School of Professional Psychology


Building Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Crisis Intervention for Traumatized Children, Brian L. Bethel and Julie Oates, Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center


Can "Second Life, A Virtual World" Play A Role In The Future of Crisis Centers?, David W. Letcher, Ph.D. and Eleanor K. Letcher, M.Ed.CONTACT of Mercer County New Jersey


Chronic Callers: Policies and PracticesRon Walker, Telecare Distress Centers of Canada Inc.

Connecting Care with Technology, Dawn O’Neil, AM, Lifeline Australia


Consumer Service Orientation: Developing and Evaluating a Standard of Excellence in a Crisis Suicide Hotline Adam M. Horn and Pat Morris, M.Ed, Care Crisis Response Services, Volunteers of America Western Washington


CONTACT USA Accreditation: Information and Support, Molly McCoy Brack, CONTACT USA

Crisis Intervention and Hospital Prescreen, Nancy J. Stephani, Century Health, Inc.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing in the Workplace – Marie Malek Robinson, CEAP, SAP, CTAC-ACP, Illinois Department of Transportation

Gatekeeper and Bullycide: The New Face of Bullying - Bullying Boys and Mean Girls and the Connection to Teen Suicide, Missy Wall, M.Div, MSW, Contact Crisis Line

Humor in the Workplace, Mary Drexler, MSW, CONTACT USA

iCarol.com Helpline Software: Advanced and New Features – Neil McKechnie, iCarol.com

Lifeline USA Standards, Guidelines and Practices – G. Lee Judy, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent: Understanding the Addictive Dynamics Between the Borderline and the Co-Dependent, Cheri DeMoss, Empowering Options

Mix ‘n’ Match: The Way New Theories are Born – Diane C. Powers, Psy.D., The Juniper Center

Navigating and Advocating – Sarah Buila, School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University

Operating a Crisis Residence Using the S.A.L.T. Model – James D. Fouts, LSW, New Perspectives Crisis Residence

Opportunity for Crisis Centers, Jill Ordonez, LMSW, 2-1-1 and Samaritans

Performance Indicators for a Crisis Hotline, Susan L. Schmidt, Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

Predictor Profile to Assess Recurrence Phenomenon of Suicidal Incidents among Target Population in Washington State, Vatsalya Vatsalya,MD, American University, Washington, DC, Dr. Robert Karch, Health Promotion Management and Silvia M Argueta MD, Evangelic University of El Salvador

Preventing Suicide Among College Students: A Community Wide Approach, Dr. Karen VanDeusen, Dr. Kathy Lewis Ginebaugh, Allison Buller and Dr. Delores Walcott, Western Michigan University Suicide Prevention Program

 Retention of Volunteers on Distress Lines – Ron Walker, et. al., Telecare Distress Centers of Canada Inc.

Role Playing Success – Jeremy Jaramillo, Agora Crisis Center, University of New Mexico

Serving Diverse Callers (language and culture), Vanita Varma and Ron Walker,

Suicide in the Military – Don Villella, CONTACT Beaver County

Teaching Nonjudgmental Attitudes, Peter Meyers, MTS, Contact the Crisis Line Telecare Distress Centers of Canada, Inc.

The CISM Controversy: Implications for Crisis Intervention – Jerry Lane

The Loss Experience – Barry Greenwald, Ph.D. and Fernando Planas, CONVENING

Training Activities, Games and Exercises for Crisis Line Phone Workers – Molly McCoy Brack, Agora Crisis Center, University of New Mexico

Understanding Self Injury: The Basics, William Jarvis, BA, Illinois School of Professional Psychology and Jakub Owca, MA, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Violence and Crisis at Work, Ranjana Bhargava, RB Consulting