Relational insights for clinicians, organizations, and communities

Select referred oral conference presentations.

Kazlauskaite, V., Jordan, S., & Finlayson, B. (January 14-16, 2026). Crafting helpful formulations for working with patient suicidal ideation. Workshop for OCHER, Oslo, Norway.

 Finlayson, B. T. (2025, April). Bridging the Lethal Gap: Revolutionizing Suicide Treatment with The Hope Institute Model. Bridging the Divide: Suicide Awareness & Prevention Summit. State Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

 Finlayson, B. T., Kazlauskaite, V., & Jordan, S. (2024, June). A Micro-analysis of Practitioner Influence on Patient / Client Conversations. American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) National Conference, Denver, CO.

 Finlayson, B. T., Kazlauskaite, V., & Jordan, S. (2023, October).Micro-Analysis of Clinician-Client Interactions to Quantify Systems of Dominant Language in Health Care. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) International Conference, Puerto Rico

Select invited workshops or presentations.

Finlayson, B.T. (2026, February) Community as Hope: Trauma, Exhaustion, and the Power of Us. One-hour key note presentation to the Littleton Q Pride Summit.

 Finlayson, B.T. (2026, January). Building Hope in Action: Collaborative Conversations about Suicide. Two-hour workshop to the Boulder Valley School District Mental Health Advocate Team.

 Finlayson, B.T. (2025, December). Be Real, Stay Grounded: School-Based Strategies for Chronic Suicidality and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Two-hour workshop to the Boulder Valley School District Mental Health Advocate Team.

Finlayson, B.T. (2025, October). Meeting Immediate Needs for Suicide Risk for Co-Responder Teams. One-hour presentation to the Boulder County Co-Response Team regarding CAMS Care, rapid suicide assessment, and stabilization of crisis intervention.

Finlayson, B.T. (2025, October). Supporting Youth, Strengthening Families. One-hour presentation at the 2nd Annual Boulder Community Health Mental Behavioral Health Symposium.

 Finlayson, B.T. (2025, September). Bridging the Divide: Understanding CAMS and Rapid Stabilization. Two-hour continuing education course, provided in person and online to those in Colorado. Co-hosted with Centennial Peaks Hospital.

Selected keynote and workshop examples.

  • Cover page of a presentation titled "Be Real, Stay Grounded" with colorful cartoon circles with expressive faces around the border. The subtitle reads "School-Based Strategies for Chronic Suicidality and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury."

  • A digital graphic promoting a suicide care workshop titled 'Collaborative Suicide Care' by Dr. Benjamin T. Finlayson, featuring a silhouette of a person's head with a colorful bouquet of flowers emerging from the top, and the CAMS certified badge in the bottom left corner.

  • A blackboard-style background with colorful chalk drawings and text, including a large speech bubble with the words 'HOPE IN ACTION', and phrases like 'BUILDING', 'collaborative conversations', and 'about suicide,' along with hearts, stars, and creative doodles.

  • A colorful Pride-themed poster with rainbow ribbons and fireworks, displaying the words "Pride is Prevention" and mentioning an organization named Benjamin F. Finlayson connecting the queer community.