Funding: This training is funded by Shropshire Suicide Prevention Action Group (SSPAG).
Please see (Audience) below to see if it can apply to your role. SSAPG wish to support individuals and teams to have access to the SFA UI training, and can support with funding team sessions as well as individuals.
If you are interested in booking a SFA: USI training session for your team, please contact joint.training@shropshire.gov.uk in the first instance.
Audience: People who foresee this training being used in their current role and are supported to complete this by their manager. You must be working/volunteering in Shropshire (this may include those who work across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin but not Telford & Wrekin exclusively).
Telford specific agencies should contact Telford & Wrekin Council to access their training options.
Aims: Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention (SFA:USI) course 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. Learn and practice suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting.
The course will cover:
• The Hidden Toll of Suicide and the Ripple Effect
• The Continuum of Suicide
• Intention vs Outcome
• Factors that Contribute to Suicide Thoughts
• Ways we prevention Suicide- Prevent, Intervention, Postvention
• Partnership Working
• Suicide Safety Guide (3-step intervention)
• Personal Safety Plan
• Skills Practice
• Self-Care
Facilitator: Approved SFA (Suicide First Aid) instructor from Joint Training.
Optional: following attendance, learners have the option to register for a RSPH Level 4 Award in Suicide First Aid® learning assignment for an additional fee of £95 per person. This involves completion of a written assignment.