Postvention: for those responding to people bereaved by suicide.

Come and attend this practical webinar, where you will:

Deepen your understanding of the impact of bereavement by suicide: Describe the emotional, psychological, and social challenges experienced by those bereaved by suicide and recognise how suicide loss and grief differs from other types of bereavement.

Communicate with empathy and sensitivity: Understand a compassionate, empathetic, trauma-informed and person-centred response, with appropriate language, tone, and body language when supporting someone bereaved by suicide.

Provide appropriate support and signposting, including own self-care and wellbeing needs: Recognise grief reactions and support needs and know when and how to refer someone to professional or peer-led support services. Recognise the impact of supporting people bereaved by suicide and identify ways to build self-care strategies.

Ticket Eligibility:

To be eligible for a ticket you must work or volunteer in Islington.

Cancellations:

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible training@prevent-suicide.org.uk or cancel your ticket through EventBrite.

The council have paid for this training for any individuals who work or volunteer for Voluntary Sector organisations in Islington (or frontline Islington Council Staff), in order to improve perspectives and raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention and where to get help in Islington.

Whilst this training is free to you, it is still a cost to the Council. For this reason, we are very keen to ensure that as many people receive training as possible. If you cannot attend, please let us know immediately so that we can offer the place to someone on the waiting list.

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Islington - Online Webinar: Postvention