4.5 hours
Warren Township Youth Services
Starting at USD 40
Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to 02:30 pm (GMT-06:00)
Warren Township Youth Services
100 South Greenleaf Street, Gurnee, United States
Workshop Description
Empowered clinicians are effective clinicians. This workshop is based on resilience training and a strength-based perspective as applied to mental health clinicians. It gives participants an opportunity to process their own emotional reactions and lived experiences about suicide loss in clients and loved ones. It also gives participants an opportunity to process their experiences with suicidal individuals and build resiliency by creating an opportunity to express their own emotional reactions and the impact of suicide in their work and community.
This workshop is limited to clinicians who have a personal or professional connection to suicide.
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10:00 - 12:00 Session One
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch is Provided
12:30 - 2:30 Session Two
Aruna Jha, Phd, LCSW
Dr. Aruna Jha is a well-known suicide prevention specialist in the US. She has been active in suicide prevention for 32 years, is a Master Trainer for QPR, is trained in Living Works ASIST program, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s survivor support group facilitator program. She is fluent in several languages and has worked in India, Germany, and Sweden prior to migrating to the US in 1984. This rich international experience informs Dr. Jha's approach to culturally tailored suicide prevention training highlighting cultural and social factors, on suicidal behavior and its aftermath.
Melissa Bleiler, MS, LMFT, LPC
Melissa is a therapist in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin. She has a decade-long history of facilitating groups for individuals with serious mental illnesses before transitioning into college counseling and private practice. She currently works with adult individuals and couples, focusing on complex trauma and relationships. She is a level 1 IFS therapist and is trained in EMDR. In addition to providing psychotherapy, Melissa is also an adjunct faculty member in the Counselor Education Department at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and is a supervisor for therapists-in-training.
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| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | 40 USD |
| IAMFT Ticket | 40 USD |
