UVU Conference on
Suicide Prevention
Coming in 2023 · Hybrid Event
As an international Crisis Management, Suicide Prevention, and Leadership Skills presenter, Sergeant Kevin Briggs’ story and lived experiences have been featured in numerous publications and media presentations across the world. His first book, Guardian of the Golden Gate: Protecting the Line Between Hope and Despair, was released in July 2015.
Briggs is a retired California Highway Patrol officer who spent many years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. While on patrol, he encountered numerous individuals clinging to life by a thread. Through his compassion, he encouraged more than 200 individuals over his career to choose life. These challenging, but rewarding efforts earned him the nickname “Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge.” After a 23-year career with the California Highway Patrol, Briggs retired to dedicate his life to promote mental health awareness across the globe through Pivotal Points, an organization he founded to promote Crisis Management, Suicide Prevention, and Leadership Skills.
Briggs speaks publicly about not having the right kind of professional training to effectively assist persons in crisis when he first began work as a patrol officer. Throughout his career, he reached out to senior officers who had been in the trenches, asking for their guidance. He also sought various professional training avenues (including hostage negotiator training) to continue to improve his skills and abilities. Over time and using all the things he learned, Briggs found a positive way to approach people in crisis, using listening skills to find the “thread” that would encourage individuals to find hope for tomorrow and allow them to make the decision to live for another day.
Today, Briggs is mapping a movement as he speaks publicly about his suicide prevention and crisis encounters with people on the bridge. He shares his “Listening to Understand” skills followed up with key active listening points for anyone to use; his personal triad for healthy living; his RELEASE model to assist anyone in crisis; his crisis plan, and his personal mental health struggles while serving in the Army, as a police officer, as a cancer survivor, as a family member and father, and as a leader and co-worker.
Appropriate and empathetic response following a suicide death is critical. In fact, it is said that good postvention IS suicide prevention. Postvention refers to activities that help individuals and communities cope with the emotional distress resulting from a suicide, and prevent additional trauma. Postvention is an endeavor that must be embarked upon by everyone, including state and local governments, schools, faith communities, families, friends, and affinity groups. Carol will present the guiding principles of a postvention response, the resources to support community postvention, and how to respond after a suicide death in a way that promotes hope and healing.
How do I register?
Step 1.
Go to Registration
If you have previously registered for an event, we strongly recommend purchasing tickets with the same email that you used previously.
What is the difference between In-Person and Virtual?
In-Person:
You will be able to attend the Conference In-Person as well as have access to all the sessions in the Conference Portal for 2 weeks after the Conference.
Virtual:
You have access to the Conference Portal to watch the presentations live and for 2 weeks after the Conference.
Step 2.
Choose the option that best describes you
Step 3.
Check Out
After ordering tickets at University Tickets you will get a confirmation email to the email you used to pay for their registration ticket.
You should have received a confirmation email when you registered for the UVU Conference on Suicide Prevention on the UVU Tickets page (https//uvu.universitytickets.com). If you did not receive a confirmation email, please let us know right away by contacting us at chss@uvu.edu.
It is vital that you remember the email address used to complete your ticket registration
and purchase. That email address will be your unique ID for accessing the conference
virtual platform.
If you have used the Socio conference portal in the past, we strongly recommend using the same address you used previously. That way, you won’t need to
create a new conference user profile.
Quick Guide
We recommend bookmarking this page or the Conference Portal so you can login easily
again.
If you cannot log in please contact benjamin.lopez@uvu.edu.
Video Guide
Extended Guide
Once you click on the link, you will be taken to a page that looks like this:
Here, you will put the email address you used to buy your ticket for the event into the email address field
Do not use any of the other login options
(like Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, or Apple).
After you have filled out the email field with the email you used to register for the event, click Continue
If you put in an email address NOT registered with the event, you will get the following error message:
We manually import Names and Emails every day at noon so please wait 24 hours after you register before trying to log into the Conference Portal.
If you experience issues logging in please contact benjamin.lopez@uvu.edu or lmontgomery@uvu.edu for assistance.
Once you have provided the email address you registered with for the event, you will be taken to a new page that will allow you to put in your profile information for the event:
You can put in a fake first name and last name if you want (for anonymity), but it
cannot be left blank.
You must also accept the terms and conditions at the bottom.
Profile photos are optional, but if you want to try and network with people at the
conference, we recommend putting as much information as possible.
Here, you can explore the platform, join the events, see the parking map, etc.
The most important place in the Socio conference app is the “Sessions & Schedule” button. There, you will find all the session information, and the links to join the virtual streams.
Additional Resources: Registration Walkthrough
Extended Guide
Go to Suicide Prevention Conference Portal
Log in with the Email you used to register for the Conference
Select Forgot your Password
You will receive an email about your password reset request
Follow the instructions in the email
Log in with the new password you created
We strongly recommend using Chrome to access the Portal.
For instructions on how to log in: How to log into the Conference Portal?
Once you are logged in go to Sessions & Schedule
Here you will see all of the available Sessions. On the Left is the Name of the Presentation and the time. On the very right is a . Click the Plus to add it to Your Agenda
Click on the Sessions you want to view more information about.
The overview contains:
The Description has information about the Presentation as well as a QR code and link to take the survey for CEU credit.
How do I create My agenda?
Once you are logged in go to Sessions & Schedule
Here you will see all of the available Sessions. On the Left is the Name of the Presentation and the time. On the very right is a . Click the Plus to add it to Your Agenda
Near the top of the page there is a My Agenda. Here you will see the Sessions you have added to your agenda and information about them.
If you click on a Session you can see more information about the session.
How do I watch the livestream sessions?
All of the sessions will be livestreamed.
During the time of the Session go to Sessions & Schedule.
The Sessions currently being streamed will show up with a livestream badge directly under the title.
To view the livestream, click on livestream you want to view, the livestream is viewable in the video above the name of the presentation.
Where is the conference located?
Parking will be reserved for the Conference, all parking will be pre-paid.
Where do I park?
Lots L6, L8 and visitor parking near the Clarke Building.
Note: Visitor Parking is free for Conference Attendees.
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Each Username holds up to 400 total connections. If the first (CHSS Conference 1) is full please connect using the CHSS Conference 2 Username
Attendees of the 2022 UVU Conference on Suicide Prevention have the opportunity to earn continuing educational units (CEUs) to be used towards licensure and certifications. To earn CEUs and receive credit for attendance, participants must take the quiz/survey associated with each session. If a participant does not complete the quiz/survey related to the session, they will not receive credit for attendance.
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) Continuing Education points are now available!!
**NOTE: Due to NBCC policies, NBCC points can ONLY BE EARNED on the day of the conference ( 5 Points maximum). No points can be earned for NBCC points past October 7, 2022.
NASW continuing education units can be earned until October 21st at 5pm when the virtual portal closes (only up to 14 units can be awarded for recorded sessions - home study category credits), up to 5 units can be earned for same day attendance - live category credits).
DOPL continuing education credit can be earned (with required end of session quiz/survey only) until October 21, 2022 at 5pm when the conference virtual portal closes. Also accepted are 2 ethics credits (noted in program) and up to 15 suicide prevention credits.
The conference will remain open until October 21st at 5p.m. Participants who have completed the quiz/survey will receive their earned CEUs via
the email address used during registration. Distribution of ALL CEUs will occur within
2 weeks AFTER the conference has closed. (October 21st at 5 p.m.)
CEU certificates will be sent to the email address provided at registration.
(Check spam/ junk mail). If a participant has not received their CEU certificate via
email by November 4th , they may contact chss@uvu.edu to verify.
1 hour = 1 CEU
CEU's offered:
All Sessions are NASW endorsed and count toward the DOPL required suicide prevention credits needed for licensure.
Note: Current UVU students who register for non-fee tickets are not eligible for CEU's.
How do I take the Survey's?
They will be located inside the Conference Portal for every Presentation.
How to I access the Survey's in the Conference Portal?
Go to the session you are currently participating in.
There is a Chat on the right side.
Next to the Chat button in the top right corner click on Survey.
Proceed to take the survey for all sessions you attend.
When does the conference close?
Will there be food available at the conference?
Who do I contact for tech support?
Toni Harris
Assistant Dean
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Utah Valley University
For accessibility information or to request accommodations, please contact the Office
of Accessibility Services at:
801-863-7407
or accessibilityservices@uvu.edu
To request an ASL Interpreter, please contact Katie Palmer at: 385-208-2677 or katiep@uvu.edu.
All requests should be made at least 14 days in advance.
