TNOTA Live Webinar

Suicide Prevention
August 2026

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This course is free for TNOTA members.

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Suicide Prevention

Monday, August 3, 2026
6 pm(CDT) | 7 pm (EDT)
$40 (Free for TNOTA Members)
2 Contact Hours

This course is created by the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association.

If you need assistance or accommodations, please contact us at Info@AspireOT.us
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This webinar will not be recorded. 

This suicide prevention training will equip occupational therapy practitioners to be able to recognize signs of suicidality, talk about suicidal ideation, and provide resources as needed. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, the course is limited to 60 participants.

Admittance into the course will allowed up until 5 minutes after the indicated start time, but due to the integrity of the course no one will be admitted after that time.

If you realize you won’t be able to attend once you have registered, please contact admin@tnota.org to cancel your registration so that the seat may be made available to the next person on the waiting list. 

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students

Presented by: Kaylin Lawrence, OTR/L

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Learning objectives
After completion of this occupational therapy continuing education course, participants will be able to:
  • Identify warning signs of suicide.
  • Ask a person if they are having thoughts of suicide.
  • Describe strategies to support a person's safety.
  • Explain how to connect a person to supportive resources.

Instructor bio
Kaylin Lawrence, OTR/L
TNOTA Guest Instructor

Kaylin Lawrence, OTR/L attended the University of Southern Indiana where she earned her bachelor's degree in Health Services with a concentration as an Occupational Therapy Assistant. She then worked as a neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapy Assistant and a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate in Florida. After 3 years, Kaylin moved to Nashville, TN to complete her master's degree in Occupational Therapy at Belmont University's MSOT Bridge Program. She continued her work with survivors of domestic and sexual assault during this time and became the first Occupational Therapy intern with the Mental Health Court of Rutherford County. Upon completion of graduate school, Kaylin accepted a position with the Recovery Court program as a Mental Health Court case manager while also providing OT services. Through this avenue, Kaylin was able to advocate for a full time OT position serving all of the Recovery Courts in Rutherford County. This is one of the first OT positions of its kind in the country. Since then, Kaylin has started her own business, Mind The Gap Therapy & Consulting, with her husband Dakota, focusing on integrative mental health care for their community.

In addition to Mind The Gap, she is an Adjunct Professor at Nashville State Community College, involved in the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association, sits on the Advisory Committee for Tennessee Wesleyan’s OT Program, Belmont University’s OT program, and South College’s OTA program, and works to promote mental health and occupational therapy through various organizations in her community.


Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Complete payment or TNOTA membership log in for course enrollment
  • Attend the live webinar for the full duration
  • Complete the Attendance Attestation exam with a 100% score
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 80% or greater
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
cancellation policy
If you are seeking a refund for a purchase made through TNOTA, please email admin@tnota.org with your request explaining the circumstances relevant to your request, and we will respond accordingly with any additional clarifications and/or a determination regarding your request.

Course Author

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This occupational therapy continuing education course is being offered as part of Aspire OT's State Association Partnership Program. This course is free for TNOTA Members.