Suicide Risk, Management and Prevention Training
Course Overview
This course, developed by Psychology Chartered, is designed to provide an overview of suicide considering some of the associated risks, as well as guidance for management and prevention.
By completing this course, you will be equipped with a greater understanding of suicide, education about common misconceptions and myths, alongside increased confidence, and competence to educate others on this topic area.
We recognise the importance of our content and do not want cost to prevent or restrict access, which is why we are offering this course free of charge.
This course is ideal for any health/social care professionals who work with vulnerable client groups, furthermore any lay persons who are keen to increase their knowledge and confidence in case they needed to offer support. No prior knowledge is needed.
Please note this course discusses a number of sensitive topics throughout, including suicidal ideation, that individuals may find extremely distressing. Please complete the course at your own discretion and you are under no obligation to complete all the questions/sections.
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Key Features:
- Fully online
- Available free of charge
- No previous knowledge needed
- Perfect for an introduction to a subject
- Auto-enrolment with an immediate start
- Study from anywhere, at any time
- E-certificate upon completion
- Produced under the supervision of a consultant clinical neuropsychologist with over 20 years of experience
- Interactivity throughout the course to engage the learner
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Key Information
Course Length
4 hours
Learning Method(s)
Online materials
Online assessment
For Individuals
Cost and Funding Information
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Section 1: Welcome and Introduction
The first section acts as a general introduction to the topic of suicide. Section 1 requires users to answer some myth and fact questions; the purpose of which is to bust myths in order to educate and eradicate the stigma surrounding suicide. The section also provides some characteristics of suicide by way of background.
Section 2: Facts and Stats
This second section, also by way of introduction, provides some background in the form of statistics and facts about suicide.
Section 3: Risk Factors
In the third section, the course moves on slightly and discusses a number of important risk factors which, as research suggests, may contribute to suicidal ideation/behaviour. These risk factors need to be considered within context however and alongside a number of other environmental/psychosocial factors. This section also offers some discussion around some well-known models of suicide.
Section 4: Protective Factors
Section four then moves onto protective factors – factors which may reduce the likelihood of suicidal behaviour/ideation.
Section 5: Assessing Risk
Section five discusses a number of elements which are crucial to include in the risk assessment. This section also discusses some key techniques to use for professionals conducting a risk assessment and how to subsequently determine the risk as either high, moderate or low.
Section 6: Managing the Risk
This section mentions some important elements to consider when managing risk – how best to communicate with the individual, elements to include in the management plan, and external influences which might affect behaviour.
This section shows a video of a role play risk assessment, between a clinician and a patient. Viewing this video is optional and strongly recommended to be skipped if the learner feels uncomfortable.
Section 7: Thank you and Future Opportunities
This brief last section provides learners with an opportunity to provide any feedback via survey monkey, rate their confidence post training, and make further contact for further development through in-person training.