Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention (virtually delivered)

LIMITED FULLY FUNDED PLACES AVAILABLE TO ALL PUBLIC FACING STAFF ACROSS NEL

This course is delivered over 2 x 4 hours session. Full attendance at both sessions required. Course is accredited by City & Guilds, making it the route to the UK’s only national qualification in Suicide Prevention.

The programme is evidence-based, interactive, and covers both theory and practical skills.

Participants learn and practice the skills needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide, and to competently intervene to help create a safe plan, as a first aid approach.

Key course features:

-Improves suicide alertness

-Interactive

-Evidence based

-Teaches theory and practical skills

-Examines barriers to seeking help

-Teaches full suicide intervention

Methods of delivery:

The workshop uses tutor facilitated socratic learning, tutor-led role- play, mini lectures, group work and audio-visual presentations. This is a has some interactive elements and is an emotionally engaging learning experience. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR WORKING CAMERA TO PARTICIPATE

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.

Who should attend?

Multi-sector practitioners including health, housing, social care, education, criminal justice, call centre operators, private, voluntary and public sector workers and community members.

NOTE DNA and late cancellation charges will be enforced