Suicide First Aid (Open course)

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: 7 hour course 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. 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.

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