Training in Suicide Awareness: "Connecting with People"

Forthcoming Courses

Suicide Response Training

Suicide Awareness - Train the Trainer

Overview

Suicide Response Training

Called ‘Connecting with People’, this one day course is designed to reduce stigma, increase empathy and enhance participants’ skills of assessing and responding to people with suicidal thoughts in a compassionate way. It promotes collaborative care using the concept of suicide mitigation and improves the ability to conduct an effective assessment and instigate a safe, clinically appropriate management plan.

Train the Trainer

This one day Train the Trainer session develops capability to deliver the ‘Connecting with People’ 2 hour Suicide Awareness Training for General Hospital professionals and aims to maximise its take up and impact. Delegates will be taught enhanced presentation and facilitation skills and will have the opportunity to practice them in a supportive environment.

The ‘Connecting with People’ Suicide Awareness Training aims to reduce stigma, increase empathy and understanding and enhance skills. It is particularly suitable for the Emergency Department (A&E), medical and nursing professionals, F1 and F2 doctors, medical and nursing students.

Each course is eligible for 6 CPD hours subject to your peer group approval.

Registration

The following course fees include all materials, refreshments and a buffet lunch:

• Suicide Response Training: £175
• Train the Trainer: £245