AZSPC Hope Conference
October 27-28, 2025
& Post Conference:
October 29, 2025: Grief After Suicide: Reconstructing the Continuing Bond
Both to be held at Creighton University, Phoenix, AZ
We invite you to join us for the Arizona Suicide Prevention Hope Conference! This conference provides an outstanding opportunity for those dedicated to preventing suicide in our community to come together, share ideas and learn from leading experts in the field..
Hope Conference IN PERSON registration is now closed.
Virtual Registration and Post Conference registration are still open
2025 FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Melinda Moore, Ph.D., MA |
Stan Collins |
Joyce P. Chu, Ph.D. |
William Beverly, Ph.D., LMFT, CCHP |
The Hope Conference will be a hybrid format with
both virtual and in-person experiences.
The in-person conference will be held at
Creighton University (in Downtown Phoenix)
(3110 N. Central Ave. Suite D200, Phoenix, AZ 85012)
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR UP TO 12 HOURS OF IN-PERSON CEU CREDITS AND A TOTAL OF 30 HOURS IF ATTENDEES CONTINUE TO WATCH ALL SESSIONS ONLINE AFTER THE CONFERENCE.
Post Conference: October 29, 2025
Grief After Suicide: Reconstructing the Continuing Bond
(This program requires a separate registration)
PRESENTED BY:
Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD |
Carolyn Ng, PsyD, MMSAC, RegCLR |
About the program:
Whether they are striving to restore a sense of secure attachment to a loved one lost to suicide or to resolve lingering relational issues with the deceased, mourners frequently need to reengage those they have lost rather than relinquish the bond and “move on.” We will begin by reviewing both clinical videos of actual clients and recent research that together document the long-term efforts of suicide loss survivors to rescue their loved one’s humanity from the stigma of their dying by their own hand. We then will explore and practice several creative visual, narrative, and relational methods for renewing the bond with the deceased while working through unresolved issues of guilt, anger and abandonment triggered by the death and the sometimes-conflicted life that preceded it. Participants will leave with tools for assessing factors that complicate grieving as well as for promoting a more coherent and consoling bond with the deceased, appreciating the role of the loved one in their construction of their own identities, and revising frozen dialogues with the deceased that interfere with post-loss adaptation.
This program has been approved for 6 hours of CEUs
Whether they are striving to restore a sense of secure attachment to a loved one lost to suicide or to resolve lingering relational issues with the deceased, mourners frequently need to reengage those they have lost rather than relinquish the bond and “move on.” We will begin by reviewing both clinical videos of actual clients and recent research that together document the long-term efforts of suicide loss survivors to rescue their loved one’s humanity from the stigma of their dying by their own hand. We then will explore and practice several creative visual, narrative, and relational methods for renewing the bond with the deceased while working through unresolved issues of guilt, anger and abandonment triggered by the death and the sometimes-conflicted life that preceded it. Participants will leave with tools for assessing factors that complicate grieving as well as for promoting a more coherent and consoling bond with the deceased, appreciating the role of the loved one in their construction of their own identities, and revising frozen dialogues with the deceased that interfere with post-loss adaptation.
This program has been approved for 6 hours of CEUs
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