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MHFA CORE COURSES
Converstations About Suicide
Course Overview
Equips adults with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to a friend, family member, co-worker or other person experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
Key course learning points:
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Identify warning signs for suicide
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Have a conversation with someone experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours
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Confidently support a person in crisis
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Reduce stigma
Course Structure
& Inclusions:
At BLLC we pride ourselves on working with each organisation to find and create the perfect structure for course delivery.
This is a specialty course is delivered as:
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4 hours - A single session
Course participants
will receive:
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The highest leave of professional accredited facilitation
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A copy of the most current Conversations about Suicide MHFA Manual
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Additional industry-relevant supplement manuals and resources- where required
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Ongoing post-training support and MHFA counselling for MHFA officers
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A Certificate of Completion
What can I and my team expect from this accreditation?
At the completion of the course, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to safely have a conversation with a suicidal person. For your safety, this is not a postvention course and is not recommended for individuals recently bereaved by suicide.
Am I eligible?
Any interested adult can attend.
It’s also important to know that there is no prerequisite level of study or work to attend, just as there is no restriction on attending a traditional physical first aid course.
With that in mind, please don't consider this course to be a therapy or support group session. It's an extensive training program to learn how to offer mental first aid to others and understand self-care in more detail.
Specific postvention support services can be found at the beyondblue website.
Accreditation & CPD Points
On completion of the course, many professionals may be able to claim attendance towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) within their industry body. Please check with your relevant industry body or BLLC if you are unsure of allocation points.