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Accredited Suicide First Aid Training
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‍SFA: The UK's National Qualification in Suicide Prevention.
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Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Interventions
A full day of training which is accredited by the City & Guilds of London. Trainees can pay a qualification fee to City & Guilds and upon satisfactory completion of the coursework, will attain 6 credits at level 4.‍

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A three hour suicide prevention awareness session, teaching the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting. This training can be used as a stand-alone programme or as the first part of a journey to learn suicide prevention skills.

SFA: USI 1-day Course Overview

Teaching the theory and practice 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.

Course Content

SFAUSI is a full day of training comprised of 4 parts, each approximately 90 minutes duration. The program teaches and practices 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.

Part 1 - 09:30 to 11:00
  • Introduction to the day; program; ourselves and suicide prevention
  • 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 suicide thoughts
Part 2 - 11:15 to 12:45
  • Population-based approach to suicide prevention
  • Partnership working
  • "I'm really glad you've told me" audio visual
Part 3 - 13:30 to 14:45
  • Meeting the needs of a person 'letting you know'
  • 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
  • Connecting after an intervention
  • Future learning
Methods of Delivery

SFAUSI is comprised of 4 parts, each approximately 90 minutes duration. The programme teaches and practices 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.

Pre-Training Requirement

No previous experience or training is necessary. Participants will be asked to self- reflect and empathise with a person having thoughts of suicide.

Who Should Attend?

No previous experience or training is necessary. Participants will be asked to self- reflect and empathise with a person having thoughts of suicide.

Accreditation

Participants will gain 6 credit points at Level 4 by completing a workbook of tasks that are assessed against the set learning outcomes. This is the National Qualification in Suicide Prevention for the United Kingdom.

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Course Content

A three hour suicide prevention awareness session, teaching the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting.

  • The programme teaches the skills needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and to pass the person onto a suicide first aider.​
  • Taught using tutor facilitated Socratic learning, tutor-led role-play, mini lectures, group work and audio-visual presentations.
  • This has some interactive elements and is an emotionally engaging learning experience.
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This Training can be used as a stand-alone programme or as the first part of a journey to learn suicide prevention skills

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Two independent evaluations in 2016 and 2017 by Dr Paul Rogers demonstrated significant statistical change in 14 of 19 measures. Increased confidence and reduced anxiety in dealing with suicide, were among the leading outcomes.​

1 in 20 of us will have thoughts of suicide in our lifetime so we need to talk about it and end the stigma which is the biggest barrier to people seeking support and recovering.

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