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.
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:
Training is delivered in a relaxed and flexible manner with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.
The course is valuable to people managers; customer service managers; HR; legal professionals; communication managers and members of the senior management team.
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Workshop features:
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.
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.
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 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.
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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!"
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