Suicide First Aid Lite
Format
Face to face or Virtual
Number of participants
8-20 participants
Duration
Half-day
Course overview
The Suicide First Aid Lite gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths. Basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.
The programme teaches the skills needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and to pass the person onto a suicide first aider.
Suicide First Aid Lite training offers learning outcomes that are knowledge-based and factual. This training can be used as a stand-alone programme or as the first part of a journey to learn suicide prevention skills.
Format
Socratic learning, tutor-led role-play, mini-lectures, group work and audio-visual presentations. Some interactive elements and is an emotionally engaging learning experience
Learning outcomes
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
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Who should attend
Cost per session
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