Suicide Prevention Training for Surrey
Use the links below to book onto an available training session.
Please note: While this training is fully funded and therefore free to you and your organisation, there is a massive impact on our provider and our targets if you book a place and then do not attend the course. Please consider this when applying for places, and speak to your manager about prioritising your attendance on these courses.
To arrange ‘closed’ virtual or face-to-face SP-OTs and SP-EAKs for your organisation, please email englandsouth@papyrus-uk.org
SP-OT Online Sessions
SP-OT Suicide Prevention – Overview Tutorial. What EVERYONE needs to know.
This course is recommended for all staff within the school community including teaching and non-teaching staff. It is also open to clinical staff, primary mental health workers and other mental health service providers.
The key objectives are
- To understand the prevalence and impact of suicide
- To explore the language, and the challenges, when talking openly about suicide
- To recognise the ‘signs’ that may indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide
- To consider how we can all contribute to a suicide safer community.
SP-OT sessions are 90 minutes. All sessions will be held via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
Available Sessions
| Thursday 2nd February
Monday 6th February Wednesday 8th February Thursday 9th February Thursday 23rd February Monday 27th February Wednesday 1st March Thursday 2nd March Wednesday 8th March Monday 13th March Wednesday 15th March Monday 20th March Wednesday 29th March Thursday 30th March Tuesday 18th April Thursday 20th April Thursday 27th April Tuesday 9th May Thursday 11th May Wednesday 17th May |
3.30 – 5pm
3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 4 – 5.30pm 4.30 – 6pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 4 – 5.30pm 3 – 5.30pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm 4 – 5.30pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 5pm |
Click here to register |
SP-OT Parent and Carer Sessions
The below sessions are aimed at all parents and carers of young people in Surrey.
SP-OT sessions are 90 minutes. All sessions will be held via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
Available Sessions
| Wednesday 22nd February
Monday 6th March |
10 – 11.30am
4 – 5.30pm |
Click here to register |
SP-EAK Online Sessions
SP-EAK Suicide Prevention – Explore, Ask, Keep-Safe. An introduction to suicide prevention skills.
This course is recommended for those who have explicit responsibility for the mental health and emotional wellbeing of pupils, including medical staff, Heads of Year, form tutors, wellbeing teams, SENDCos and Chaplains. It is also open to clinical staff, primary mental health workers and other mental health service providers.
The key objectives are
- To consider the attitudes, myths and stigma that surround suicide.
- To recognise and explore the ‘signs’ that may indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide.
- To encourage an open, safe and sensitive conversation about suicide with a person having thoughts of suicide.
- To support a safety plan with someone thinking of suicide.
SP-EAK sessions are 3 hours and 30 minutes. All sessions will be held via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
Available Sessions
| Tuesday 21st February
Thursday 16th March Friday 24th March Monday 24th April Thursday 4th May Monday 22nd May |
1.30 – 5pm
3 – 6.30pm 9.30 – 1pm 1.30 – 5pm 3 – 6.30pm 1.30 – 5pm |
Click here to register |
SP-EAK Parent and Carer Sessions
The below sessions are aimed at all parents and carers of young people in Surrey.
SP-EAK sessions are 3 hours and 30 minutes. All sessions will be held via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
Available Sessions
| Thursday 23rd March | 3 – 6.30pm | Click here to register |
