Training Courses

Suicide First Aid

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Target Group:

Multi-sector managers and practitioners including health, housing, social care, education, criminal justice, call centre operators, private, voluntary and public sector workers and community groups or members.

Course Aims:

Teaching the theory and practise of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting, captured in a one-day event accredited by City and Guilds of London. We use only the most experienced suicide prevention trainers to deliver this unique learning experience: for anyone who seeks greater understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide.

Intended Impact:

The Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Intervention (SFAUSI) course gives learners 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.

Part 1 - 09:30 to 11:00
• Introduction to: the day; programme; ourselves and suicide prevention
• Stigma, survivors of bereavement by suicide and the hidden toll
• Suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour
• Intention of behaviour versus outcome of behaviour
• Possible causes of suicidal thoughts

Part 2 - 11:15 to 12:45
• Suicide – The Ripple Effect
• Population-based approach to suicide prevention
• Partnership working
• Working with attitudes and values
• “I’m so glad you told me” - Audio visual

Part 3 - 13:30 to 14:45
• Meeting the needs of a person who is thinking about suicide
• Suicide-safety Guide
• Step 1 – Recognising suicide and asking about suicide
• Step 2 – Understanding options

Part 4 - 15:00 to 16:30
• Step 3 – Safeguarding suicide
• Suicide-safety and self-care
• The risk assessment approach
• Suicide and suicide gestures
• Future learning

Prerequisites:

Accreditation:
Participants can choose to register for the City and Guilds accredited unit of learning for an additional fee of £85 per person. This involves completion of a written assignment.
For more information on this accreditation or any other queries you may have, get in touch:
Curtis Hill - info@ncspt.org.uk

Isle of Wight Council employees should book via the Learning Hub. External delegates can book by completing the online application form

Course Trainer:
Kate Golding

Trainer Biography:

Kate qualified as a general nurse in 1998 and worked in Accident and Emergency and various prisons for five years where she gained a degree in psychology. Following the birth of her daughter, she began teaching at the Isle of Wight College as a lecturer in Health and Social Care and psychology covering GCSE, A ‘Levels and degree level courses. Kate returned to nursing after three years and was employed by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service where she was seconded to Ryde Children’s Centre for five years and worked with the age range 0-5 alongside a health visitor and a midwife. Kate was asked to become involved in the Targeted Mental Health in schools project in 2010-2011 and this involved a target group of children who were assessed before, during and after psychological interventions were delivered. The idea was to support schools in supporting children with emotional and psychological distress so this could be sustained long after the project had finished. Kate was then seconded to the Youth Offending Team where she worked with 10-18 year olds. Kate was asked by the Autistic Diagnostic Research Centre (ADRC) to work as a nurse consultant within the field of autism. Part of this role includes being trained in neuro-psychology.

Kate has recently become an Ambassador for the Royal College of Nursing and she is National Trainer for MHFA England. Kate is due to take up post at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice where she is setting up a service for children and young adults with life limiting conditions. Kate is also just finishing her MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at the University of Southampton.

Kate regularly delivers training and has a particular interest in attachment theory and working with traumatized children. Kate delivers training all over the country and last year she delivered this course at The House of Commons which was very exciting! Kate has a dream of one day opening a therapeutic children’s home.

Date: 15 July 2024    Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm


Date: 09 September 2024    Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm


Date: 10 December 2024    Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm


Date: 22 January 2025    Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm


Date: 25 March 2025    Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm


Venue:
The Learning Centre, Westridge, Brading Road, Ryde, IOW PO33 1QS

Cost:

Fully funded by Public Health