CONFIDENT AND COMPETENT SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING SERIES

To reduce the high rates of suicide in this country a workforce and confident and competent in assessing risk and providing ongoing support to suicidal people is essential.

Recent coroners’ findings highlighted the need for workers in the health, social services and counselling / psychotherapy sectors to regularly update their knowledge and competency in suicide risk assessment and intervention.This training should be a core part of practitioner's ongoing professional development. Advanced practitioners such as counsellors, psychotherapists and clinicians should not only be knowledgeable about suicide risk assessment but also highly competent in undertaking an assessment and assessing the level of risk. They must also be up to date in their competency and capability to engage with the suicidal people.

These advanced level workshops addresses the concerns raised by the coroners and is pitched at the scope of practice for clinicians, counsellors and psychotherapists. Consisting of two one-day workshops, the Confident and Competent training series provides a comprehensive suicide intervention training programme. Rather than a siloed approach to assessment and support strategies, this training programmes highlights the interconnection of the two and presents the two as part of the continuum of suicide intervention and care.

The two workshops are:
Risky Business: The art of assessing suicide risk and imminent danger
Custodians of Hope: Supporting the suicidal person

Designed specifically for the New Zealand context, this training addresses the concerns made by coroners’ findings and is being recommended by counsellors all over the country as must attend workshops.

Risky Business: The art of assessing suicide risk and imminent danger
Undertaking a suicide risk assessment is not without its complexities. One size does not fit all. This advanced level workshop provides the opportunity for participants to depth their knowledge and competency in the “art” of assessing suicide risk and imminent danger through empathetic dialogue rather than a more traditional assessment interview process. Participants will be introduced to the Conversation of Enquiry which is a series of mini conversations that is client-focused and where the conversation of distress is the primary focus of the enquiry rather than presence of risk factors.

Custodians of Hope: Supporting the suicidal person
Identifying suicide risk is only one aspect of working with the suicidal person. The increasing demand on mental health services means that front line workers are often having to provide ongoing support for those who are vulnerable to suicide but are assessed as not being in imminent danger of suicide.

Workshop participants will explore a range of engagement, support and safe containment outcomes for supporting the suicidal person post the risk assessment process. These outcomes can be applied to any counselling, psychotherapeutic or support model. The outcomes are grouped into:
Manaakitanga, Anchoring, Kōrero, Illumination, Interrupting the suicidal thought, Invitation to Live, Engendering of Hope, Restoring of Wairua, Strategies for coping.

The training series is designed as a two workshop package but you can opt just to attend one workshop. However because the content and process is designed with continuum of learning across the two workshops, attendance at only one will likely mean a disjointed learning experience for you.

REGISTER FOR BOTH WORKSHOPS AMD SAVE $50

Click on the workshop name, if you wish to only register for
The art of assessing suicide risk imminent danger (17 August)
Custodians of Hope: Supporting the Suicidal Person (14 September)

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DAY OF LEARNING WITH AWARD WINNING SUICIDE PREVENTION SPECIALIST, BARRY TAYLOR

Barry has worked in mental wellbeing promotion and suicide prevention/postvention for 34 years at the local, national and international levels. His extensive experience includes sitting on state and national government advisory committees; designing, implementing and evaluating suicide prevention programs; writing suicide prevention guidelines, training packages and community resources; providing technical advice to community based and national mental wellbeing and suicide prevention programs.

He has led multiple ‘firsts’ in the context of suicide prevention and postvention both in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to mental wellbeing and suicide prevention, he was awarded in 2016 the NSW Mental Health Commissioner's Community Champion Award. He sits on the Health and Disability Ethics Committee.

A pioneer in suicide risk assessment training in this country, Barry's insights are informed by a comprehensive and critical understanding of the research and latest thinking in both the national and international suicide prevention sector.

Drawing also on his extensive experience in engaging, assessing and supporting suicidal people from different cultures, age groups,genders and sexualities,he offers practical and time proven approaches to undertaking an effective assessment.

As a health sociologist, Barry offers an unique insight into the evolving phenomenon of suicide in the New Zealand context and the critical social and cultural determinants that have influenced it, insights that very few others trainers or training programs in this country provide. The workshop is enriched by the learnings from Barry's own lived experience of depression and suicidality and his pathway to recovery.

After a number of years overseas, Barry is living back in New Zealand and is passionate about building the knowledge base, competence and capability within our country to effectively respond to the unacceptably high rate of suicide in this country.

WORKSHOPS UNDER COVID-19 PROTECTION FRAMEWORK:

In-person workshops can be delivered at GREEN, ORANGE or RED

If for a public health reason, group gatherings are not permitted for groups of more than 10 people, the workshop will be postponed until the area returns to ORANGEor GREEN. If a participant is unable to attend the re-scheduled date, then a credit will be offered. The wearing of masks is discretionary but encouraged.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Places in each workshop are limited. If the workshop is full please register your name on the waitlist.

Payment: Payment is by either Visa or Mastercard. Organisations can request to pay by invoice. At payment method click on Invoice

Terms for Payment By Invoice
By selecting to pay by invoice the organisation agrees to the following condition:
Your place in the workshop is not confirmed until payment has been received.
Payment of the invoice must be made within seven days of registering to avoid having your registration cancelled. Late payment fees apply.
By registering for the workshop, you agree to the cancellation and policy. Organisations who cancel within seven days of the workshop and have not paid the invoice for the outstanding registration fee are still obligated to pay the outstanding debt.

Scholarships: There is a limited number of partial and full scholarships for those wishing to attend the workshop. Full scholarships are available for mental health consumers, carers and volunteers. Partial scholarships of either 25% or 50% off the registration fee are available for full time tertiary students in health, social service and disability related courses. Further information and how to apply for a scholarship is available on the TaylorMade website

Cancellation and Refund Policy
If you are no longer able to attend the workshop please cancel your registration as soon as possible. Notice of cancellation must be given in writing. The following refund policy is strictly adhered to:
Cancellation up to seven days prior to the commencement of the workshop:
Full Refund less $35 + GST admin fee
Cancellation within seven days prior to the commencement of the workshop:
No refund but registration can be transferred to another person. To transfer your registration log on to your registration and update the name and contact details to the new person attending.
None attendance on the day of workshop: No refund

Cancellation of Workshop by TaylorMade Training:
TaylorMade Training and Consulting (TMTC) reserve the right to cancel the workshop if there are not the minimum number of registrations. If cancelled, participants will be offered a refund either by way of a credit to attend another TMTC workshop (within 12 months of the cancelled workshop) or full refund of their registration fee. Refunds will made by electronic transfer into a bank account specified by the participant. TMTC accept no responsibility for any other costs incurred by participant as a result of a workshop cancellation.

Disclaimer: The information and professional advice delivered in the workshop and the associated printed material is provided solely on the basis that before relying on this material, participants should obtain appropriate advice relevant to their particular circumstance to evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes. TaylorMade Training and Consulting will not be liable for any damages of any kind to any person or entity arising from the use of this information. Your attendance at this workshop reflects your acceptance of this statement.

Organiser Contact Details

Barry Taylor | Principal Consultant | TaylorMade Training and Consulting
Office: 04 280 0146 Mobile: 022 104 5060
Email: registration@4wellbeing.nz Website: www.4wellbeing.nz