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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet
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Background:
Suicide is one of the major mental health problems in the UK, being one of the most major
causes of death in 18-35 year old males, as well as older adults.
In terms of causing ‘lost years of life’ it outranks virtually every physical disease in the UK.
It is something that frightens many therapists who may only think to ‘have the person admitted’. This often simply delays the problem: within one month of discharge is a key time for suicide.
If the patient is already admitted, the problem is obvious.
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In 3 days you will cover a great deal:
• The 3 aims when seeing any patient for the first time.
• The 3 additional goals when seeing someone who is a significant suicide risk.
• Recognising the risk of suicide: the two classes of risk factors. DICES-S: a checklist to help
assess suicide risk.
• Risk management: managing the risk to give the best possible help to the person, and also
to keep you safe.
• Helping the person see what support is available for them, and helping them access it.
The 3 types of social support.
• The therapeutic relationship: how to manage it to minimise the risks inherent in it and
maximise the benefits.
• The concept of ‘mood’ and the dangers in its fluctuation. 4 factors to stabilise mood.
• The key role played by interpersonal factors – relationships with others; what they are and
how to explore them with the person.
• Balancing the past, the present, and the future. Working on ‘hopelessness’ – a crucial
concept in suicide – by developing a future focus.
• Graded diary keeping; how it works. How to read a suicidal person’s diary.
• Scheduling, de-scheduling and setting rewarding and achievable goals.
• The role of letter-writing (from you to the patient).
• How to measure progress and why it is essential.
• The high risk associated with suicidal rumination, and how to counter it.
• Drug therapies for depression and how they relate to our interventions.
• What to do when a patient suddenly feels suicidal again, after several sessions with us.
• If the worst happens: dealing with ‘Post-incident effects’ on us or our colleagues.
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What you will gain from this course:
• You will be able to assess the risk of suicide and know what to do immediately for best long term outcome.
• You will be able to keep yourself professionally safe, while doing the absolute best for the patient.
• You will know the importance of your relationship with the patient … and when you may not
be the best person to help.
• You will know how to help stabilise the person’s fluctuations in mood.
• You will be able to see support the patient has available, and help them access it.
• You will understand about ‘hopelessness’ and how to reduce it.
• You will know how to use the major long-term mood-raising interventions.
• You will know why monitoring progress is important, and have a form that helps do it.
• What to do when a patient suddenly feels suicidal again, after several sessions with us.
• You will know what to do if the worst happens: how to deal with ‘Post-incident effects’ on
you or your colleagues.
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Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet
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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
We bring the training to you for an all-inclusive fee of £4,195 plus VAT.
Target Training Day also available on this topic – see Targeted Training Days.
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"One of the most motivating, engaging
and professional training seminars I’ve been to. The facilitator not only had a
great deal of credibility in the subject,
but an ability to really facilitate learning, questioning and practising. I found the course content particularly relevant to
the area I’m working in, and will be recommending it to my colleagues."
Tania Nicholls, Senior I.O.T
"This has been such a brilliant 3 days
on all counts. I learnt so much which
I will be able to use. It will really change
my practice and give me confidence.
I have also enjoyed the way it has been presented – so skilfully and serious
without being dull or boring. The group
has been great too. Everyone has
really thrown themselves in."
Rosy Forward, Head Occupational Therapist
"Brilliant course, very well presented."
Victor Moore, Clinical Team Leader
"At my level, communication and interpersonal skills training in such a
topic is an excellent opportunity to help develop my skills to motivate and train
my team. I am sure this course will be beneficial to our unit and the client group."
G. Finaker, Unit ward manager
"Very enjoyable and extremely relevant course, will use all I have learned from
this course in my work and share with colleagues. Will recommend this
course to colleagues. Very good
lecturer, very motivating."
Katrina Kelly, Community Nurse
"Very useful and informative. I will certainly use this approach for people at risk of suicide in my line of work. The information handbook is quite handy - can always refer back to it when stuck."
Juliana Muramba, Crisis Team
"Excellent presentation. Very
professional approach. Thoroughly enjoyed every aspect including the stories/anecdotes and humour that the
tutor brings in - it really made it come
alive! I feel much more equipped for the workplace now and feel the key
elements have lodged in my memory banks."
Owen Davies, Occupational Therapist
"Really enjoyed the 3-days ... the whole course content is very though provoking and the accompanying workbook is thorough and well presented. An excellent course to attend - thanks!"
Pam Abbey, Nurse Practitioner
"The course was very well presented and very relevant to my area of work ... I am sure that this course has enlightened my ways of doing things ... I will certainly apply this teaching in my area of work."
Yasmin Shewfield, Staff Nurse
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