SFA 05 - SFA Lite Young Adults

Description

This programme provides participants with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively intervene in situations where someone may be contemplating suicide in a third sector educative setting.

Designed for individuals working in tertiary education or roles related to student wellbeing, this programme equips you with the tools to recognise the signs of suicide thoughts and behaviour. It shows you how to initiate lifesaving conversations and connect individuals with appropriate resources. Whether you're a healthcare professional, educator, HR personnel, community leader, or concerned family member, this programme empowers you to make a real difference.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding Suicide: Gain insights into the complex factors that can lead to suicide thoughts and behaviours in individuals experiencing acute stress, including economic pressures, mental health challenges, and societal factors.
• Recognising the Signs in students: Learn how to identify the verbal, behavioural, and situational indicators that someone may be at thinking about suicide.
• Effective Communication Techniques for Distressed Individuals: Develop skills to engage in sensitive and supportive conversations tailored to those struggling, helping to de-escalate crises and offer hope.
• Immediate Intervention Strategies for Thougths of Suicide: Acquire practical tools and approaches for providing immediate support to individuals vulnerable to suicide, including how to refer them to mental health professionals and financial counselling services.
• Ethical Considerations in Suicide Prevention: Understand the ethical responsibilities involved in suicide prevention within the context of supporting students, including confidentiality, consent, and the importance of self-care.

What you will learn

Part 1: Understanding the Impact of Suicide Thoughts and Behaviour

• Introduction & Programme Outline: Overview of the programmes and its objectives, focusing on the relationship between suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour.
• Working with Attitudes & Values: Explore how personal and societal attitudes toward mental health can influence suicide thoughts.
• Stigma, Survivors of Suicides, and the Hidden Toll®: Understand the hidden emotional burden carried by those left behind after a suicide.
• Suicide – The Ripple Effect®: Review statistics on how different factors contribute to suicide behaviour and its broader impact on communities.
• Understanding Suicide Thoughts and Behaviours: Learn about the different factors that can lead to thoughts of suicide.
• Intention vs. Outcome of Behaviour®: Examine the differences between a person's intentions and the actual outcomes of their actions.
• Possible Causes of Suicide Thoughts: Identify the potential triggers of suicide thoughts in individuals.
• “I’m Really Glad You Told Me”®: Watch a powerful audio-visual presentation featuring real-life scenarios and students who have successfully intervened in cases of suicide.

Part 2: Practical Skills for Supporting Individuals

• Meeting the Needs of a Person Contemplating Suicide: Learn how to address the specific needs of individuals whose suicide thoughts.
• Suicide-Safety Guide – 3 Step Model:
• Step 1 – Recognising Suicide Thoughts: Understand how to identify warning signs and ask the right questions in conversations.
• Step 2 – Listening to Understand and Exploring Options: Explore the importance of listening and how to discuss and explore different support options with a person having thoughts of suicide.
• Step 3 – Helping You Cope: Strategies for supporting both the person with thoughts of suicide and yourself through challenging situations.
• Self-Care for Suicide First Aiders®: Understand the importance of self-care and how to manage the emotional impact of working with those affected by suicide.