Suicide First Aid.
Suicide is one of the most preventable deaths. Our courses can provide the skills and knowledge necessary to intervene and help someone who may have thoughts of suicide.
LET'S TALK ABOUT suicide first aid.
Suicide is one of the most preventable deaths. Suicide First Aid and Suicide First Aid Lite courses provide the skills and knowledge to intervene and help someone who may have thoughts of suicide; to help them to stay safe from their thoughts, and stay alive. Our courses are delivered by an award-winning suicide first aid trainer in a safe and supportive environment.
available suicide first aid programmes
Our Suicide First Aid courses are delivered by a specialist, approved, award-winning mental health trainer. The courses which include interactive elements and are emotionally engaging learning experience and can be delivered face to face or virtually.
Suicide First Aid Lite
Supports learners to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide, and pass the person onto a suicide first aider. This course is for people of all skill levels or including those with no prior knowledge of the subject and can be used as a forerunner to the one-day Suicide First Aid course.
We use an experienced award-winning suicide-prevention trainer to deliver this unique learning experience, which is intended for anyone who seeks greater understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide.
Suicide First Aid Lite with Young People
Specifically supports learners to identify a young person who may be thinking about suicide, and have a caring conversation that could save a life. The course provides an introduction to seeking a greater understanding and confidence to intervene with young people at risk of suicide.
Those attending this course are equipped with the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.
Suicide First Aid Through Understanding Suicide Intervention
This course gives learners the skills and knowledge needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide, and competently intervene to help create suicide safety as a first aid approach.
Accredited Unit of Learning by City & Guilds International, this course teaches the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills which can be applied in any professional or personal setting.
why come on these courses?
With increasing numbers of people experiencing significant mental health issues resulting in crisis, it’s important to learn how to spot the signs that someone may be considering suicide, and feel confident to speak to them openly and supportively, signposting them towards help which could save their life.
Learners don’t need any previous experience or training on this subject – these courses are for anyone who wants a better understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide. If you’d like to raise your awareness, and practice effective communication skills to provide support to others in a confident way, following a first-aid approach, then these courses are for you.
What is it?
Each of the Suicide First Aid courses is delivered by our specialist, approved, award-winning mental health trainer, Steve Carr.
Delivered in a safe and supportive learning environment, each course covers the theory of suicide prevention skills which can be applied in any situation – professional or personal. Learners will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths, and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.
What will I do on the day?
Each course follows a specified structure, as these are recognised Suicide First Aid programmes.
Our qualified, expert trainer will use a variety of activities, discussion, mini-lectures, presentations and group work throughout the courses. These are interactive, highlight engaging courses. Learners will be asked to self-reflect and empathise with a person having thoughts of suicide. There is no expectation on learners to share personal experiences.
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embedding the learning.
The Lite courses offer outcomes which are knowledge-based and factual, presented in an easy-to-grasp way, and suitable for any level of learner. They can be used as stand-alone programmes, or as the first part of a journey to learn suicide prevention skills, as forerunners to the accredited Suicide First Aid programme.
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Learning Outcomes.
As recognised Suicide First Aid© courses, each programme has specific prescribed learning outcomes. You can read more about these, and the structure of each course, by accessing our download for more information.
In 2016 and 2017, two independent evaluations of these SFA programmes by Dr Paul Rogers demonstrated a significant statistical change in 14 of 19 measures. Increased confidence and reduced anxiety in dealing with suicide, were among the leading outcomes.
Some faq's about our suicide first aid training.
0.1 Who are Suicide First Aid?
Suicide First Aid have set the UK standard in suicide prevention education since 2011.
They develop and accredit their programmes through international partnerships with educational centres of excellence in mental health promotion and suicide prevention across the UK, Australia and Trinidad. As the only provider of the UK’s national Accredited Unit of Learning at Level 4 in Suicide Prevention, they have set the Gold Standard in suicide prevention education.
0.1 What are the benefits of these course?
0.3Who would benefit from attending an SFA course?
0.4Do you provide other wellbeing and mental health training courses?
ted Learning is a specialist in delivering workplace mental health and wellbeing training programmes & initiatives to support employees & businesses. ted Learning has a range of practical and engaging courses designed to raise awareness and equip your employees and managers with the ability to better manage their own wellbeing and to provide support to colleagues who are showing signs of poor mental health.
Visit our Mental Health and Wellbeing page to learn about the range of courses we run.
Theatre Based Learning
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Discussing and learning in the traditional ‘class-room’ is effective, but long-term memory is better stimulated by having an experience. Our approach using experiential and drama-based learning methods delivers this and leads to more sustained learning.
Download our Guide to Suicide first aid training programmes.
An interactive and engaging learning experience, suitable for anyone who seeks greater understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide.
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sustained blended learning.
Our training is observational and participative, using teams of actors to bring it to life. We recognise that taking part in role-play is not for everyone, so we offer observational training – this is where two of our acting team demonstrate scenes related to the course and delegates observe and comment on the behaviors. Where a business is more confident working with actors, we take this to the next level with participative training so delegates get to practice their newly learnt skills.
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sustain and maintain learning.
All our learners have full access to our ted Learning HuB – our bespoke platform that enables all learners to continue the engagement with the trainer and actors, see latest case-studies and blogs from the ted learning team and engage with other learners, discussing their own challenges and successes.
Desktop, mobile, or tablet – the ted Learning HuB engages learners with training accessible anytime, anywhere, on any device.
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