Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention

Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention

This SFA:USI course is due to be on the 8th March 2023 starting at 9:30am and ending at 5:00pm.

By Public Health Dorset

Date and time

Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:30 - 17:00 GMT

Location

Microsoft Teams

Virtual session United Kingdom

About this event

Suicide First Aid Through Understanding Suicide Intervention

This full day workshop aims to equip staff with the skills needed to provide interventions to those expressing suicidal ideation. Please only book if these skills are essential to your job role and you have completed level 1 e learning (Either Zero Suicide Awareness or PHE We need to talk about suicide).

E learning Links (must be completed before attending the one day course)

Course overview: Teaching the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting.

The Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Intervention (SFAUSI) course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.

Course content: SFAUSI is comprised of 4 parts, each 90 minutes duration. The programme teaches and practices the skills and knowledge needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and competently intervene to help create suicide- safety as a first aid approach.

Places are limited and have been funded with suicide prevention money. If you book and are no longer able to attend please cancel your place with sufficient notice so that it can be re allocated. A charge may be incurred to your organisation for late cancellations and no shows.

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