Suicide Awareness & Focused Intervention Strategies for Clinical Practice
- Neuro Balance Australasia
- Oct 21, 2017
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 4
Build confident, compassionate, protocol-aligned responses to suicidal disclosure without freezing, fumbling, or overreaching.
Who it’s for...
Counsellors
Psychotherapists
Psychologists
Social Workers
School Counsellors
HR / EAP & wellbeing professionals
What you’ll be able to do...
Recognise key warning signs, risk factors, and protective factors across the lifespan
Respond to suicidal disclosure using a calm, structured, clinically appropriate conversation flow
Conduct a practical, ethically grounded risk formulation (without relying on myths or “gut feel”)
Collaborate on immediate next steps: safety planning, escalation pathways, referral, and documentation
Support families/teams after an attempt or death, including postvention essentials and scope-of-role boundaries
Format...
In-person intensive or live online (facilitated) — interactive teaching, guided discussion, skills practice, and case-based application(Participants are expected to follow their workplace policy and local emergency pathways; this training strengthens practice—it doesn’t replace organisational protocols.)
Time + CPD hours...
1 full day with 6.5 CPD hours please confirm with your professional body.
Assessment Options...
None a Certificate of Participation provided. We encourage that you also undertake the Live Online Nexus CPD Assessment Interview which validates learning outcomes for the Australia / Asia-Pacific context and includes Nexus College Certificate of Attendance for various peak bodies recognition.
Provider...
Delivered through International Open Academy our education partner. Nexus College Australasia provides optional CPD verification and certification support for the Asia-Pacific region (assessment booked separately; International Open Academy enrolment fees apply). Delivery across Asia–Pacific. Pricing varies by location
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