What is Real Talk Workshop:
A highly participatory course offering an opportunity for people to gain the skills and confidence in talking about suicide and providing some support and signposting to someone at risk.
This is a half-day workshop which teaches a foundational model of suicide awareness designed for use in community or workplace settings, to be able to talk about suicide and signpost those at risk of suicide. The course is interactive, empowering, optimistic, accessible, emotionally engaging, and sensitive, as well as authentic to people with lived experience of suicidal thoughts.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
· Recall the suicide statistics and reflect on their relevance to the community
· Describe potential risk factors and signs that someone might be having suicidal thoughts.
· Identify the barriers that might prevent any of us from talking openly about suicide.
· Outline appropriate questioning techniques to facilitate a conversation with a person at risk.
· Demonstrate a supportive conversation with someone who is having suicidal thoughts, including via the written word.
· Determine appropriate levels of support - emergency services or support organisations, apps
· Use a safety planning tool and list further sources of help/support with a scenario
· Select appropriate strategies for promoting own wellbeing
· Access support resources.
Eligibility for a funded training place
This training has been funded by East Sussex County Council as is available to staff, volunteers and carers working with vulnerable people in East Sussex.
If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information, please contact Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.
Cancellation:
Please only book a place if you are able to attend.
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