August 27th 10am-4:30pm | Louisville, KY address provided closer to date
Optional Morning Wellness Offering at 9:30am
Optional Morning Wellness Offering at 9:30am
Gain the confidence, skills, and resources to approach suicidality with empathy and understanding, helping you make a positive impact in the lives of those at risk.
9:30-10am | Optional wellness offering
10am-1pm | Terminology, Risk factors, Ethics & legality
1-1:30pm | Break
1:30-4:30pm | Assessing risk at different levels, Crisis response plan, Possible interventions
10am-1pm | Terminology, Risk factors, Ethics & legality
1-1:30pm | Break
1:30-4:30pm | Assessing risk at different levels, Crisis response plan, Possible interventions
Compassion-Based Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management provides 6 CE hours
-Approval NASW-KY #333350-01292602. NASW-KY is an approved provider for social work credits through the KYBSW.
-Approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors.
-Approved Provider #50-33522 Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Course #20-1320886.
-Accepted by the OH CSWMFT Board.
Continuing education requirements vary by state, please make sure to check with your state board for their specific requirements.
Continuing education requirements vary by state, please make sure to check with your state board for their specific requirements.
Beyond excellent training, increased knowledge and skills...
Not another boring CE offering.
Conscious
Evidence Informed
Experiential
Testimonials
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Juniper Owens
Juniper Owens, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, supervisor and co-founder of Bridge Counseling and Wellness, an integrative mental health practice in Louisville, Kentucky.
She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the University of Louisville and has pursued advanced training in several therapeutic approaches, including ERP, Ecotherapy and crisis intervention.
Juniper has taught at the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work and is passionate about creating engaging, clinically relevant educational experiences for professionals that bridge research, ethics, and real-world practice.
She is the creator and host of the Conscious Mental Health Podcast, where she explores contemporary issues in mental health through a person-in-environment and systems-oriented lens.
Her clinical work and educational interests include anxiety disorders, existential distress, crisis intervention, media literacy, mental health misinformation, and helping clinicians cultivate discernment in an increasingly complex information landscape.
She is committed to making continuing education thoughtful, practical, and meaningful for modern practitioners.
She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the University of Louisville and has pursued advanced training in several therapeutic approaches, including ERP, Ecotherapy and crisis intervention.
Juniper has taught at the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work and is passionate about creating engaging, clinically relevant educational experiences for professionals that bridge research, ethics, and real-world practice.
She is the creator and host of the Conscious Mental Health Podcast, where she explores contemporary issues in mental health through a person-in-environment and systems-oriented lens.
Her clinical work and educational interests include anxiety disorders, existential distress, crisis intervention, media literacy, mental health misinformation, and helping clinicians cultivate discernment in an increasingly complex information landscape.
She is committed to making continuing education thoughtful, practical, and meaningful for modern practitioners.
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Laurel Sims-Stewart
Laurel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a background in art therapy. She serves as the Director of Clincal Services for Bridge Counseling and Wellness and is a LPCC supervisor. In her work with the Academy, Laurel assists in content production, development, and training.
Laurel specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, and life stage transitions. Throughout her time in practice, she has always gravitated toward an integrative, insight-based approach.
She utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and meditation, psychoeducation, and expressive techniques. She encourages all of her clients to take an active role in writing the narrative of their life by including elements of mind, body, and spirit throughout.
She utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and meditation, psychoeducation, and expressive techniques. She encourages all of her clients to take an active role in writing the narrative of their life by including elements of mind, body, and spirit throughout.
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