About this course

The workshop aims to provide you with updated information and the opportunity to enhance your assessment and management skills in accordance with NSW Health Policy Directive for Clinical care of people who may be suicidal (PD2022_043). 

This course is co-developed and facilitated by a mental health educator and a mental health peer worker. 

Who should attend?

This course is for clinicians who completed the two-day Suicide Detection, Assessment and Management Training for Mental Health Clinician course prior to August 2022.

What will you learn?

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an awareness of the clinical and operational updates in the assessment and management of people who may be suicidal in accordance with NSW Health Policy Directive for Clinical care of people who may be suicidal (PD2022_043)
2. Develop an understanding of the suicidal experience 
3. Critically consider statistics that are 'known' about suicide and their impact upon both the wider public perception and the possible management of the suicidal person
4. Utilise the opportunity to review and consider your beliefs and attitudes about suicide in both a personal and work role orientation
5. Reflect upon the nature of 'duty of care' in relation to suicide
6. Consider legal factors as they relate to suicide and suicidal behaviour 
7. Consider the notion and integration of 'risk' within a suicide assessment, using the safe side concepts of risk status and risk state
8. Develop a risk formulation in relation to suicide ideation and behaviour
9. Practice a number of risk assessment strategies and techniques
10. Formulate a collaborative safety management plan for the suicidal person
11. Increase awareness of the nature and methods of clinical referral and developing pathways of care, including transfer of care
12. Identify postvention strategies and services for themselves and survivors of death from suicide

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