Workplace Suicide First Aid Training
Become a qualified Suicide First Aider, accredited by City & Guilds
Address suicide in the workplace
Workplace Suicide First Aid helps staff address an incredibly complex topic. Suicide is often stigmatised and not openly discussed, yet there’s a good chance that we all know someone who’s been affected by it, or has experienced related feelings and thoughts.
This course teaches the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied to personal and professional settings.
This course excellently complements the skill set of your Mental Health First Aiders or is great as a standalone training project.
Suicide First Aid Training Course Information
Course Description
Suicide First Aid is designed to give workplace volunteers the skills and knowledge to address the difficult topic of suicide at work.
Suicide First Aiders will be able to identify someone who may be contemplating suicide, intervene in a safe manner, then get the person to further help.
The course focuses on the stigma around suicide, the causes that can lead to suicidal ideation and behaviour, and the processes required to keep everyone involved safe, utilising appropriate boundaries.
Course Learning Objectives
The Workplace Suicide First Aid Course teaches 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.
Learning outcomes include:
- Looking at the stigma around suicide.
- Exploring suicidal thoughts and their causes.
- Discussing suicide safely.
- Building confidence to support someone considering suicide.
- Recognising suicidal behaviours and how to respond.
- Safeguarding and self-care.
- Plus much more.
What's the Format of the Course?
The Suicide First Aid Course is a full-day course, which can be hosted either online or face-to-face.
The course is broken down into four sections, as follows:
Part One:
- Introduction & programme outline
- Working with attitudes & values
- Stigma, survivors of bereavement by suicide and the Hidden Toll®
- Suicide – The Ripple Effect® Suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour
- Intention of behaviour Versus Outcome of behaviour®
- Possible causes of thoughts of suicide.
- Population-based approach to suicide prevention
- Suicide Prevention – Intervention – Postvention
- Partnership working – First Aid Approach
- “I’m really glad you told me”® – Audio visual
Part Three:
- Meeting the needs of a person who is thinking about suicide
- Suicide-Safety Guide – 3 Step Model
- Step 1 – Recognise and asking about suicide
- Step 2 – Understanding and exploring options
Part Four:
- Step 3 – Helping you cope
- Suicide-safety and self-care
- Future learning
Who Should be a Suicide First Aider?
A Suicide First Aider can be anyone in the workplace who is willing to volunteer some of their working time to this role.
Prior skills aren’t required, but prospective Suicide First Aiders should have a desire to improve the mental wellbeing of their workplace.
This course is also an excellent supplement to an existing Mental Health First Aid qualification, so would be ideal for workplace MHFAiders.
What Kind of Qualification is this?
The Suicide First Aid Course has been developed by The National Centre for Suicide Prevention, Education & Training.
Upon completion of this programme, learners are also provided with the option to gain an assured certificate from City & Guilds by completing a written assignment. This is at an additional cost, paid directly to City & Guilds.
The assignment expects learners to use both the knowledge they have gained from the SFA programme and undertake some independent study.
Upon completion, the learner will receive an Assured Certificate of Learning from City & Guilds and a digital badge.
Is the Course Available Online?
Yes, this course is available online via a meeting platform of your choice (e.g. Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet etc.)
The online course runs in exactly the same way as the face-to-face course, so delegates will won’t lose out on any knowledge or exprience by attending online.
Why Train with New Leaf Health?
We’re one of the most active and experienced workplace wellbeing companies in the UK. We’ve been working with clients since 1996, and our collective experience extends well before this, too.
We’ve worked with a range of clients in all different sectors, including the UK government, the NHS, and many organisations in the private sector – from micro businesses, right up to multinational corporations.
In other words, when it comes to workplace wellbeing, we could write several books on the subject. If you’re trying to get on top of wellbeing challenges specific to your business, we can help.