Teaching the theory and practise of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting, captured in a half day event assured by City and Guilds of London. We use only the most experienced suicide prevention trainers to deliver this unique learning experience: for anyone who seeks greater understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide.
Suicide First Aid Lite® for Heavy Industry is a half day programme that teaches the theory and skills of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any heavy industry setting.
Course content:
SFA: HI Lite is comprised of 2 parts, each 90 minutes duration. The programme teaches the knowledge needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and competently intervene to help create suicide- safety as a first aid approach.
Part 1 -
· Introduction & programme outline
· Working with attitudes & values
· First Aid Approach
· Intention of behaviour versus Outcome of behaviour
· Factors that contribute to thoughts of suicide
Part 2 -
· “I’m so glad you told me” - Audio visual
· Survival instinct/Needs of a person with thoughts of suicide
· Suicide-Safety guide - 3 step model
· Step 1 – Recognising suicide and asking about suicide
· Step 2 – Understanding and exploring options overview
· Step 3 – Helping you cope overview
· Focus on self-care
Methods of delivery:
Taught over 3.5 hours using tutor facilitated socratic learning, tutor-led practise session, mini lectures, group work and audio-visual presentations. This is a highly interactive and emotionally engaging learning experience.
Pre-training requirement:
No previous experience or training is necessary. Participants will be asked to self- reflect and empathise with a person having thoughts of suicide. There is no expectation on participants to share personal experiences.
For more information or any other queries you may have, get in touch:
Curtis Hill - info@ncspt.org.uk
