Upcoming Sessions
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SP-ARK (Suicide Prevention Awareness, Resource, Knowledge)
SP-ARK (30 minutes): An introduction to Suicide Prevention. The key objectives are
- To increase awareness of Suicide and Suicide Prevention
- To provide information about PAPYRUS – Prevention of Young Suicide
- To develop Hope and encourage action for a suicide safer community
- To understand the importance of self-care.
Please note, SP-ARK is an awareness session and not a skills building training session.
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SP-OT (Suicide Prevention Overview Tutorial)
SP-OT (90 minutes): What EVERYONE needs to know 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.
Cost: £25pp (£30 in London)
Session: SP-OTed (e-delivery)
When: Thursday 21 January 2021
Time: 11am – 12.30pm
Where: Online
Cost: £25pp
To book: To book on this course, please sign up here. For more information, please email london@papyrus-uk.org
Session: SP-OTed (e-delivery)
When: Wednesday 17 February 2021
Time: 10am – 11:30am
Where: Online
Cost: £25pp
To book: To book on this course, please sign up here. For more information, please email northwest@papyrus-uk.org
Session: SP-OTed (e-delivery)
When: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Time: 10:30am-12pm
Where: Online
Cost: £25pp
To book: To book on this course, please sign up here. For more information, please email westmidlands@papyrus-uk.org. -
SP-EAK (Suicide Prevention Explore, Ask, Keep-safe)
SP-EAK (3.5 hours) Aims to teach skills to people who have pastoral care or responsibility for young people. 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.
Cost: £55pp (£60pp in London)
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ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
ASIST (2 days): A two day, skills building workshop that prepares caregivers to provide suicide first aid interventions. The key objectives for you to learn to
- To consider personal and societal attitudes to suicide
- To learn the most widely used suicide prevention model in the world
- To recognise, and act on, the signs that someone is having thoughts of suicide
- To seek a shared understanding of the reasons for thoughts of suicide and identify reasons for living
- To review current risk and develop a joint plan to keep someone safe from suicide, signposting for further help and community resources as needed.
Cost: £165pp