TRAINING PROGRAM

Fall 2009

RESPONSE of SUFFOLK COUNTY, INC

P.O. BOX 300 STONY BROOK, NEW YORK 11790

(631) 751-7500

www.responsehotline.org

TO BE HELD AT THE WANG CENTER – October 17th, 24th, and 25th

and the*STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER (SAC) – October 18TH ONLY

on the STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, STONY BROOK

TRAINING – PART ONE

October 17th, Saturday 9:30 am- 4:00 pm

CRISIS THEORY and ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS

Meryl Cassidy, Executive Director, Lisa Heim-Zeller, Training Coordinator, Ann Pearlstein, Support Line Coordinator, Lisa Maldonado, Special Projects Coordinator, Rose Carpenzano, Hear-to-Help Coordinator, Jennifer Greco, Executive Assistant, Teresa Fassula, Information and Referral Specialist, Pat Devito, Outreach Specialist, Hotline and Support Line Volunteers

*October 18th, Sunday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm*(SAC)

BEREAVEMENT (1:30 pm – 3:00 pm)

Frank Monastero, LCSW, Hospice Care Network

October 24th, Saturday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

SUICIDE PREVENTION/COUNSELING (9:30 am – 11:00 am)

Sharon Kelleher, Community Education Coordinator, Response

October 25th, Sunday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE (11:00 am – 12:00 pm)

Stephen Post, Ph.D., Director of Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics, Stony Brook University Medical Center

and author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People

ISSUES IN SEXUAL ORIENTATION (1:30 pm – 3:00 pm)

Joseph Zagame, Response

PLEASE NOTE: Part of each training day will consist of presentations given by speakers on the specific dates and times listed above. The rest of the day will be devoted to small group work where participants will be involved in role play and skill building activities.