Stigma, Shame, and Suicide On-Demand Webinar

The connection between stigma, shame, and suicide will be discussed, with a focus on not just understanding the importance of these challenges in clinical care, but what available empirical evidence suggests are the most effective ways to target stigma and shame in treatment. Simple, strategic, and effective interventions will be shared.

About M. David Rudd, Ph.D., ABPP

M. David Rudd, Ph.D., ABPP is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and President Emeritus at the University of Memphis. His undergraduate degree is from Princeton University and his doctoral degree from the University of Texas. As one of the developers of brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (BCBT-SP), he has published and cited extensively on the assessment, clinical management, and treatment of suicide risk. A recently completed RCT demonstrated the effectiveness of a modified BCBT-SP protocol with suicidal inpatients.

About David A. Jobes, PhD, ABPP

David Jobes, PhD, ABPP, is the founder of CAMS-care, LLC. He began his career in 1987 in the Counseling Center of the Catholic University of America, where he developed a suicide risk assessment tool for college students that evolved into an evidence-based treatment, CAMS, recognized by The Joint Commission, Zero Suicide, and the CDC. A 2021 meta-analysis of 30 years of research shows that CAMS is a “Well Supported” intervention for reducing suicidal ideation per CDC criteria. Dr. Jobes is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Clinical Training at Catholic. He has trained thousands of mental health professionals in the United States and abroad in evidence-based assessment and treatment of suicide risk and the use of CAMS.