Suicide First Aid

Description

Overview

The only suicide prevention education programme assured by City & Guilds and The Royal Society for Public Health, teaching the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills, applicable in any professional or personal setting. Learners gain the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is preventable, and the basic skills to help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe.

Who’s it for?

Widely used across health, housing, social care and education, as well as call centres, emergency services and corporate teams responsible for staff and public safety. No previous experience or training is necessary.

Learning outcomes

Format

A highly interactive, emotionally engaging day of tutor-facilitated socratic learning, guided practice, mini-lectures, group work and audiovisual presentation, delivered by experienced suicide prevention trainers, face-to-face or online.

Curriculum

Part 1: Introduction to suicide prevention; stigma and the impact on those bereaved by suicide; suicidal thoughts versus behaviour; intention versus outcome; possible causes of suicidal thoughts

Part 2: The ripple effect of suicide; population-based prevention approaches; partnership working; working with attitudes and values; audiovisual case study

Part 3: Meeting the needs of someone thinking about suicide; the Suicide-Safety Guide; recognising and asking about suicide; understanding options

Part 4: Safeguarding suicide; suicide-safety and self-care; risk assessment; suicide and suicide gestures; further learning

Takeaways

Fees

£149 individually

From £1,450 per group (6-16)

This training should be accessible to all, regardless of budget or access needs. Concessions and accessibility accommodations are available on request. Contact enquiries@changingmindstraining.com to discuss.