Norfolk and Waveney Mind have been contracted by Norfolk County Council to offer fully funded suicide prevention training, Mental Health First Aid and Awareness training.
All places are fully funded by Norfolk County Council and are open to adults aged 18 and above.
To be eligible for these courses, you must:
- Work in a health and/or social care role
- Live/work in Norfolk
- Be Over 18.
Trigger warning
Please note that these courses include significant amounts of discussion on the topic of suicide which some attendees may find stressful or upsetting. Suicide Response and ASIST courses also include activities in which conversations about suicide are demonstrated. Our facilitators are skilled in managing these activities and conversations and will support attendees to build their confidence in discussions. However, we do ask that you carefully consider whether this training is appropriate for you before booking.
Safeguarding
Our trainers are skilled in managing difficult and emotive conversations about mental health and suicide. Our courses are designed to educate and build confidence but can sometimes become emotive. If we have concerns for your wellbeing during a course, a trainer may check in with you to ensure you are able to continue. Similarly, if you leave a course unexpectedly, a member of our team may check in with you via telephone to ensure you are well. If you are making a booking via your workplace, we may notify your line manager or workplace contact should we have any concerns around your wellbeing – this is always undertaken confidentially and the attendee is notified in advance.
Suicide Awareness
Suicide Awareness is a 3.5-hour workshop designed to teach the warning signs of suicide crisis and how to respond.
Learning Outcomes
- To provide education on the common causes of suicidal behaviour.
- To increase awareness of the warning signs of suicide.
- To increase confidence in supporting somebody to get help who may be in crisis.
- To understand how to get help for yourself and where you can learn more about preventing suicide.
Resources
Includes certification and local resource/information booklet.
Suitable For:
- ‘Non-Specialist’ front line staff working in health, social care, the wider public and other services.
- This is an introductory course and know previous knowledge or experience is required.
Suicide Responders
Suicide Responders is a one-day workshop which aims to develop delegates’ understanding of mental health, mental distress and suicide. The workshop will explore why people experience mental distress, the conditions that can cause this to lead to suicidal ideation and someone taking their own life.
The course will develop participants’ confidence in their own skills, so they can sensitively and appropriately support someone who is suicidal.
Resources
Includes certification and local resource/information booklet.
Suitable For:
Staff working in health and social care and wider public services, who have regular and intense contact with people experiencing mental distress, mental ill health and individuals who may be at risk of self-harm or suicide. This course is aimed at staff who can provide direct interventions through their job role or may be required to respond to somebody in distress.
Learning Outcomes
- To develop participants’ confidence in their own skills, so they can sensitively and appropriately support someone who is suicidal.
- To provide an overview of what mental health is.
- To increase awareness of the lived experience of suicidal thinking.
- To provide models to help illustrate key concepts such as why people become unwell and the psychological processes surrounding suicide.
- To increase awareness of protective factors.
- To introduce trauma informed practice as a way to understand core skills when working with somebody who is suicidal.
- To increase confidence in responding to somebody who is experiencing suicidal thoughts and to demonstrate applying core skills in a crisis in order to help move people towards safety.
- To provide signposting support for what help is available and where to access it.
ASIST
For over 35 years, ASIST has been the world's leading suicide intervention training program. Continually updated by Living Works, the leaders in suicide intervention skills training - it is an accredited two day, interactive training that prepares people to provide suicide first aid interventions.
What are the workshop features?
- Presentations and guidance from two registered trainers
- A scientifically proven intervention model
- Powerful audio-visual learning aids
- Group discussions
- Skills practice and development
- A balance of challenge and safety
- Participant materials include a workbook, wallet card, and stickers
- Participants receive a certificate upon completing the workshop
Suitable for:
‘Specialist’ Front Line staff who play pivotal role in improvement of mental health and the prevention of self-harm or suicide. These include mental health/public health professionals, crisis call handlers, support workers etc. Aims and Objectives:
- Be suicide alert - identify people who have thoughts of suicide.
- Understand the reasons behind thoughts of suicide and the reasons for living.
- Assess risk and safety - develop a plan to increase the safety of the person at risk of suicide.
- Recognise invitations for help.
- Recognise potential barriers of seeking help.
- Offer support – recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care.
- Effectively apply a suicide intervention model.
- Link people with community resources.
Mental Health First Aid and Awareness
Norfolk and Waveney Mind have been allocated funding by Norfolk County Council to provide a limited number of Mental Health focussed training places specifically to VCSE’s and SME’s across Norfolk. This funding forms part of a wider initiative to help organisations provide health and wellbeing support to their workforce.
Who is Eligible?
- Those working in SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises which are companies with less than 250 employees)
- Those working in VCSEs (voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations which serve the local community)
- The majority of the work you undertake must take place somewhere within Norfolk
- Each organisation is able to apply for 2 MHFA course places and 2 MHA course places (see details below)
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Mental Health First Aid (Adult) Two Days (Online or Face to Face)
This two day nationally recognised qualification from Mental Health First Aid England, qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider.
This is an ideal course for anyone, but particularly those who want to train staff to become recognised Mental Health First Aiders within their organisation.
Learning Outcomes
As an MHF Aider you will be able to:
- Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention
- Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports
- Practise active listening and empathy
- Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
- Discuss the MHFAider role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality
- Practise self-care
- Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®
Note: Learners will be given temporary access to the app for the duration of their course. See below for more information on our MHFAider Support App.
- Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England
Mental Health Awareness (MHA)
This is a MHFA England half-day introductory course (available face to face or online) which raises awareness of mental health.
Learning Outcomes
This course covers:
- What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
- A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
- An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
- Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
Contact Us
For further information, please contact our training team:
Email: training@norfolkandwaveneymind.org.uk
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