SUICIDE FIRST AID LITE
Duration: 4 hours
Delivery Method: Virtual
Course Capacity: 12
Suicide First Aid Lite Course Description
Suicide First Aid Lite teaches the essential theory and practical skills needed for effective suicide intervention, applicable in both professional and personal settings.
This program is a 4-hour suicide prevention awareness session. It is delivered by highly experienced suicide prevention trainers, providing a unique learning experience for anyone seeking a deeper understanding and greater confidence in intervening with individuals at risk of suicide.
The Suicide First Aid Lite (Virtual) course equips learners with the knowledge and tools to recognize that suicide is highly preventable. Participants will gain basic skills to help individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts stay safe and stay alive.
Course Content
SFA Lite 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.
Part 1
- Introduction to the session; programme, ourselves and suicide prevention
- Stigma and survivors of bereavement by suicide and the Hidden Toll
- Suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour
- Intention of behaviour versus outcome of behaviour
- Possible causes of suicide thoughts
- Suicide – the ripple effect
Part 2
- ‘I’m really glad you told me’ audio visual
- Suicide Safety Guidance
- Recognising and asking about suicide
- Referring a person onto suicide first aiders
Suicide First Aid Lite (Virtual) training provides factual, knowledge-based learning outcomes. This training can be taken as a stand-alone program or as the first step towards acquiring comprehensive suicide prevention skills.
The one-day program, “Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Interventions,” is a City & Guilds qualification that offers a more in-depth, practice-based learning approach. The information in the Suicide First Aid Lite (Virtual) training is easy to understand, making it accessible for people of all skill levels, including those with no prior knowledge of the subject. Designed to meet the needs of virtual groups, it can serve as a precursor to the one-day Suicide First Aid program.
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Who should attend?
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.
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