Sarah Price State of Utah Division of Child and Family Services Murray, Utah, United States
Body of Abstract: Abstract – 1. Why Suicide Postvention is Suicide Prevention a. Breaking down the definition of suicide prevention in examples of: i. Suicide Education and Awareness ii. Suicide Intervention iii. Suicide Postention 2. Why Professionalism matters in Suicide Postvention Peer-Support a. Discusses how those being served get care b. Discusses building credibility. c. Discusses funding. 3. Practical Steps for Volunteer recruitment a. Interviewing i. Forms ii. Process iii. Procedures b. Special Considerations in Assess Volunteer Readiness i. Red Flags ii. Yellow Flags iii. Green Flags c. How to have Difficult Conversations with Volunteers 4. Training a. Types i. Outsource ii. In-House Development iii. Combining b. Development i. Identify Training Gaps ii. Create Learning Objectives iii. Sustainability of that Training c. Considerations i. Adult Learning Styles ii. Cost iii. Emotional Labor 5. Sustainable Compassion a. Definitions b. Identifying Volunteer Burnout c. Strategies i. Long Term ii. Short Term
Learning Objectives:
Participants will strengthen their volunteer base process by creating process, procedures, and protocols for Volunteers and by assessing volunteer readiness.
Participants will better understand their training gaps and needs in order to enhance their initial and ongoing volunteer training process.
Participants will understand what their current emotional labor practices are in the 5 dimensions are to ensure a foundation for sustainable, compassionate, emotional labor in their volunteer base
