Suicide Awareness Training

Training Objective

The objective of this training session is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence of mental health and well-being practitioners regarding suicide awareness, assessment, and intervention.

This 3-hour workshop aims to build on existing skills and will offer guidance on best ethical practices. It will also explore our current understanding of the impact of suicide in the UK, how to carry out a risk assessment, where to signpost, current suicide prevention interventions, and ethical and legal considerations.

Working with suicidality can invoke anxiety for the practitioner; we aim to debunk some of the worries and fears around this work, leaving you feeling more knowledgeable and better equipped to work with clients expressing suicidality.

The workshop will include group discussions and exercises to enhance working practices, We will also consider your own self-care and well-being as a practitioner.