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A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention Planning in the Workplace

A Manager's Guide to Suicide Postvention Planning in the Workplace

Each suicide is personal – unique, and all talk of suicide
must be taken seriously. Organisations need to develop the foresight, knowledge and confidence to respond to this sadly increasing,
challenging workplace issue.

Course Context

This important training helps an organisation consider the unthinkable – the death of an employee, customer or client, by suicide. Concentrating on the activities after the event (postvention), the syllabus will support the production of an action plan, based on international good practice. Participants will learn the skills to construct and initiate an appropriate, sensitive organisational & individual response.

The objectives of the course are:

To improve delegates' understanding of suicide from a corporate perspective
Understand the links between poor mental health and suicide
Discuss ways in which their organisation can minimise the risk of suicides
Develop procedures that will identify/raise awareness of individuals who could be at risk
Develop a practical post suicide plan in three phases

Training is delivered in a relaxed and flexible manner with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.

Duration: 1-day course
Capacity: 16 delegates max. (for optimum benefit)
Availability: All of our in-house courses are delivered by our UK wide network of trainers
Customisation: The content can be tailored to meet an organisation’s individual requirements

Who Is It For?

The course is valuable to people managers; customer service managers; HR; legal professionals; communication managers and members of the senior management team.

Key Benefits

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Identify company activities in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention
Use latest data to establish the prevalence of suicide as it relates to the workplace – community and genders
Appreciate the continuum of suicide from poor mental wellbeing, depression and thoughts of suicide
Develop alertness to the invitations a person may use to talk about suicide
Establish a company specific plan to deal with the aftermath of suicide – by an employee or contractor, or by a customer, on or off site
Develop procedures for the:
- Immediate acute phase
- Short-term recovery phase
- Long-term reconstructive phase

Course Content

Workshop features:

Best practice terminology and definitions
History and suicidology growing trends
Global and workplace perspective research
Action steps for dealing with the aftermath of suicide
Immediate phase best practice – Co-ordinate; Notify; Communicate; Support
Short-term phase best practice – Link; Comfort; Restore; Lead
Long-term phase best practice – Honour; Sustain
Decision-making flowcharts and responsibilities

A testimonial for the ASIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills training:

"Really good – well facilitated. Get a lot out of 2 days – I feel much more prepared now to intervene."

Related Training Courses

ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Training

The world’s leading suicide intervention workshop is suitable for anyone who wants to be able to provide suicide first aid, regardless of their prior experience. The ASIST model equips participants to carry out an intervention and risk assessment with a colleague, customer or client who is having thoughts of suicide.

SafeTALK Suicide Alertness for Everyone

Participants can expect to leave the 3-hour safeTALK course with practical knowledge, helping identify those who are at risk, confidently asking them about the topic of suicide, and connecting them with resources that can help them stay safe. Suitable for anyone in the workplace who wants to become a suicide-alert helper.

Suicide First Aid Through Understanding Suicide Intervention

A City & Guilds accredited 1-day course which can be applied to any professional or personal setting. Those who attend will gain the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and that simple skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.

Please contact us for details.

Find out more

Please get in touch with us if you have any questions. We are always happy to talk about our courses and help you to work out the best match for your requirements.

Email us or call 0131 476 5027

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

"The quality of the training has been fantastic and our employees are really engaging with the trainer and getting something out of it. Also In Equilibrium makes the whole process very easy to arrange."

— Employee Engagement & Wellbeing Officer, Sophie Holland

AGE UK

"We wanted to provide a course that taught useful and practical coping strategies that our members could put into place straight away. In Equilibrium’s experience showed us that they could provide this, and they tailored the course perfectly."

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"In-Equilibrium recently presented Mental Health Awareness to Managers in all of our area offices. The training was really well received and all of the trainers were praised for their in-depth knowledge and understanding."

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"The training was very well received by staff who now all intend to implement the session’s practical tips and techniques into their existing roles. A large proportion of the staff rated the facilitator and their delivery as excellent and their only recommendation was for a further and longer session!"

— Leeds City College

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