Choosing Life: A suicide intervention program!
Equip Yourself to Save Lives: Suicide Intervention Training
At some point, all health practitioners, and other helping professionals, encounter a client in crisis, grappling with suicidal thoughts. If you're unsure how to intervene and guide your client toward choosing life, this one-day intensive training is for you.
Developed by Richard Hill, an expert in human behaviour, this revolutionary program will provide you with the critical skills and knowledge to support clients at risk of suicide or self-harm.
If you work with individuals who feel trapped and can’t see a way forward, this course will give you the tools to intervene like no other suicide prevention workshop.
Master the Art of Suicide Prevention:
After completing this training, you'll gain the confidence to:
Recognise suicide warning signs and subtle clues.
Identify prevention opportunities clients may overlook.
Facilitate open, empathetic discussions about suicide.
Guide clients toward safety plans and help them build a network of support from family, friends, and professionals.
What You Will Learn:
This intensive 1-day program, developed by Richard Hill of the MindScience Institute, will walk you through:
Understanding Suicide: Phenomenology, myths, and statistics. Explore the Pathway of Harm and the Pathway of Care.
Risk Factors: Learn about mental health conditions like depression, psychosis, and personality disorders, and how medications reveal a person's neurobiological state. Explore the role and impact of media in shaping perceptions of suicide.
Protective Factors: Identify strategies and elements that mitigate suicide risk.
Practical Activity: Build a local resource toolkit to support at-risk individuals.
Theoretical Underpinnings: Review the psycho-neuro-biology of connectedness and the effects of chronic stress.
For Life Program: Explore the dynamics of the client/practitioner relationship, lifestyle impacts, and the importance of curiosity in preventing suicide.
Hands-On Exercises: Learn how to respond to overt, covert, and implicit suicidal behaviors, and master the Assessment Chart to guide your interventions.
Supporting Families and Friends: Discover how to work with affected loved ones and integrate this program into your broader therapeutic approach.
Who Should Attend:
This program is essential for:
Mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors).
Health practitioners working with clients in distress.
Teaching staff, aged care providers and others who may encounter individuals at risk.
By the end of the workshop, you will have the skills to help your clients Choose Life and guide them toward safety and healing.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Sign up now and be equipped to support clients in their most vulnerable moments. This training could save lives.
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