Coming Together to Care: A Suicide Prevention Toolkit... -
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Published on: 8/11/2004
Last Visited: 11/1/2006
Charles F. Vorkoper, LCSW, LPC, LMST, is a counselor in Private Practice in Dallas, Texas.He is a Certified Gambling Counselor and a Supervisor for the National Council on Problem Gambling.He served as clinical consultant to the Texas Council on Problem and CompulsiveGambling (1992-2000) and trains mental health professionals for certification.He has a background in treating suicidal persons and the survivors of suicide.He was Director of the Suicide Prevention Center of Dallas, and served as Chair of the Public Information Committee of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS).He has made frequent presentations at the national meetings of the AAS and conducted workshops on the subjects of suicide across the country.He has published chapters in two books on this subject.He is a member of the Task Force for Clinical Survivors of Suicide, developing strategies to serve helping professionals who are impacted by suicide.He served on the Steering Committee to create a Suicide Prevention Plan for the state of Texas and is co-chair of the committee to involve stakeholders and the public in the development of a Texas Network of Suicide Prevention Networks.He serves as a mental health volunteer for the Red Cross Disaster Services in Dallas and has been active as a certified group psychotherapist.
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Call to Action, Future Steps, Evaluations & Order Forms for Final Toolkit & CD, Merily Keller, Charles Vorkoper & Laurie Alexander
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Workshop Coordinators: Merily Keller, B.S. & Charles Vorkoper, LCSW, LPC, LMST
With the advice and assistance of memebers of the Texas Suicide Prevention Community Network & the Interim Executive Committee of the Texas Suicide prevention Partnership, members of which are listed in the toolkit.