Suicide Awareness
Monday 13 January, 10:30 - 15:30
Venue: Zoom (online) – day seminar
Audience: School Nurses, Matrons, Pastoral Staff, Houseparents
Course outline
Suicide is a coping strategy for severe mental illness that is challenging to manage. Following the pandemic, awareness around suicide has increased and more provision is now in place to support those struggling. This seminar aims to address suicide, explore preventative measures and identify the supportive strategies which can be implemented to help those we feel are at risk.
Training topics will include:
- What is suicide
- What does suicide support look like
- Resources and Strategies to support
- Documentation and the process in the workplace.
Learning outcomes:
- To understand and be knowledgeable about suicide
- To be knowledgeable of how to support a young person or team member
- To be able to advice and support others within the guidance.
Cost
- HIEDA Member Rate: £175
- Non-member Rate: £350*
*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events, please click here.
Speaker:
Lisa Thomson, Charlie Waller Trust
Lisa has had a long career in a variety of Mental Health settings within the NHS. She originally trained as a Mental Health Nurse in 1990 and subsequently worked in inpatient and community settings with adults, children, young people and their families. She completed a Masters in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and a post graduate diploma in Evidence Based Practice leading to qualifying as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. Most of her career has been spent working directly with children, young people and families in NHS CAMHS and she now works part time in independent clinical practice. In addition, she works as a freelance trainer for the Charlie Waller Trust delivering training on Mental Health Issues to schools, primary care and a wide variety of organisations working with children and young people. As part of a nonprofit organisation called Brighter Futures Together, she trains NHS CAMHS clinicians to deliver evidence based training to the children’s workforce across the Thames Valley and the South of England.
