Responding to risk of suicide for professionals
Interactive small group course
Enrol today to learn how to prevent and respond to situations involving risk of suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of death in Australia, by developing essential skills and strategies as a responding professional you can create safety, reduce risk, create safety and save lives.
In a safe space, interact with nationally recognised trainers linking training to practice and increase your confidence to respond to and overcome common barriers providers and individual professionals encounter working with people in health and human services.
Duration: 5 hours
Introductory Price: $275
When: More dates coming soon
Location: Online course (link will be provided after registration)
Course structure
This course provides a comprehensive guide to identify and take action to support those with risk of suicide at all levels including ideation and intention. Case studies will allow you to build skills to assist you to support people before, during, and after events.
This course will suit:
- Any professional interested in learning best practices in suicide risk management including:
- NDIS Support Coordinators, Specialist Support Coordinators and
- Recovery Coaches, Recovery Workers, Support Workers and Peer workers wanting to gain confidence in preventing and responding to crisis distress and crisis situation
- Team leaders and support team members are also encouraged to attend
Key topics
1. Understanding suicide
2. Identifying suicidal ideation
3. Responding to suicide risk
4. Applied case studies
5. Aftercare
This short course will provide
- Practitioner responsibilities Professional responder self-care Developing a wellbeing plan
- Clarity on how to talk to someone about their intent to end their life
- Tools for maintaining safety and wellbeing for both responding professionals and people at risk
- Understanding of the factors that protect against suicidal ideation escalation
- Ways to involve outside resources and support systems
- Approach to successfully support someone who has tried previously taken action/steps to end their life
Course presented by leading national professionals
Suzy
Suzy Berry is a nationally recognised leader in Australia’s disability and NDIS mental health sector and has dedicated the last 12 years to working with people, families and organisations to realise their potential and transform the way disability services are delivered.
Suzy has enjoyed frontline roles helping people to access supports, realise their NDIS goals and get the best out of their NDIS plans, as well as executive roles at some of Australia’s largest NDIS providers of mental health, psychosocial supports and plan management supports.
She was a member of the Mental Health Australia’s expert panel on Optimising Psychosocial Supports for NDIS, an important publication that contributed to recovery coaching making its way into the NDIS Price Guide.
Course presented by leading national professionals
Suzy
Suzy Berry is a nationally recognised leader in Australia’s disability and NDIS mental health sector and has dedicated the last 12 years to working with people, families and organisations to realise their potential and transform the way disability services are delivered.
Alex
Alex is passionate about living life to the fullest and supporting others to make the best life possible. He believes that each of us has the ability to be fulfilled in our life’s pursuits and passions.
FAQ
- Support coordinators wanting to understand recovery coaching and how it works
- Recovery workers looking to expand their knowledge
- Anyone considering training to be a recovery coach and wanting to learn more first.
We understand unexpected events arise – if you are unable to attend, you will receive a credit to attend the next such workshop, approximately 4 weeks following this one.
We do not record our courses, we want to provide for a safe and confidential environment for everyone to learn best.
Yes! All those who enrol will receive a certificate of completion after attending our course.
