Course overview

The Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Intervention 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.

The course is comprised of 4 parts, each 90 minutes duration, delivered virtually. 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.

Learning outcomes:

• Suicide behaviour; reasons and magnitude of the community health problem.
• Role of the carer in managing suicide interventions; different roles with different people
• Understand approaches and process of suicide intervention including desired outcomes
• Understand the importance of self-reflection and personal impact when working with suicide and people at risk

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 of participants to share their personal experiences.

The course has been accredited by City & Guilds of London. Upon satisfactory completion of a further assessed module, participants can attain 6 NQF credits at level 4. This is subject to an additional £85 fee payable to C&G.

Cancellation & Refunds:

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible. Bookings will be transferred or refunded within the following policy:

Less than 3 working notice: 100% of fee

4-10 working days notice: 50% of fee

11-15 working days notice: 25% of fee

Over 15 working days notice: no charge

Booking fees associated with funded places are non-refundable, however we will do our best to transfer to you the next available course.

Notes regarding the session

-Please note that ticket sales stop Saturday morning before the start of the course date, so please book ahead of the course date.

-If you have a ticket for the course, you will receive a link to the Zoom session Friday morning and Monday morning (as another reminder) before the course, via email, so please doublecheck the email address you add when filling in your ticket. You should receive a confirmation email shortly after booking a ticket.

Please ensure you have Zoom installed and working ahead of the session. We are unable to issue refunds for those who are unable to attend due to technical difficulties.

If you do have a ticket and do not receive this link by Monday afternoon, please contact us with the name of the course, and the date and time of the session.

-Finally, if it's applicable to you, an invoice will be sent after the completion of the course.