The 'Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention' City & Guilds assured programme teaches the skills and knowledge needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide, and confidently intervene to help create suicide-safety as a first aid approach.
This course qualifies you as a Suicide First Aider, allowing you to:
- Recognise when someone may be thinking about suicide, and provide them with appropriate support
- Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports
- Have a conversation about suicide with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
What you'll receive:
- A hard copy workbook to support your learning through the course
- A Suicide First Aider digital assured certificate of attendance
- A Suicide First Aider digital badge
- The option to register for a City & Guilds accredited unit of learning (additional fee applies)
Course Breakdown:
Part 1 - 09:30 to 11:00
- Introduction to: the day; programme; ourselves and suicide prevention
- Stigma, Survivors of bereavement by suicide and the Hidden Toll
- Suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour
- Intention of behaviour Versus Outcome of behaviour
- Possible Causes of Suicidal thoughts
Part 2 - 11:15 to 12:45
- Suicide – the Ripple Effect
- Population-based approach to suicide prevention
- Partnership working
- Working with attitudes and values
- “I’m so glad you told me” - Audio visual
Part 3 - 13:30 to 14:45
- Meeting the needs of a person who is thinking about suicide
- Suicide-Safety Guide
- Step 1 – Recognising suicide and asking about suicide
- Step 2 – Understanding options
Part 4 - 15:00 to 16:30
- Step 3 – Safeguarding suicide
- Suicide-safety and self-care
- The risk assessment approach
- Suicide and suicide gestures
- Future learning
Methods of delivery: Taught over 6 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.
Who can benefit? Multi-sector managers and practitioners including health, housing, social care, education, criminal justice, call centre operators, private, voluntary and public sector workers and community groups or members.
Eligibility: Open to all learners aged 18 or over. 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.
Interested in further training? For questions or to explore in-house training options for your organisation, email us at training@cwmind.org.uk or visit our website: CW Mind Training
