CONFIDENT AND COMPETENT SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING SERIES

TO REDUCE THE HIGH RATES OF SUICIDE IN THIS COUNTRY A CONFIDENT AND COMPETENT WORKFORCE IN ASSESSING RISK AND PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO SUICIDAL PEOPLE IS ESSENTIAL

This workshop is the second workshop of the Confident and Competent suicide prevention training series.

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

REGISTER FOR BOTH WORKSHOPS and RECEIVE A $70 DISCOUNT OFF THE EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION FEE OF THE TWO WORKSHOPS

Click here to register for the Confident and Competent Series in Invercargill

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Custodians of Hope: Supporting the suicidal person

THE PRIMARY AIM OF SUPPORTING THE SUICIDAL PERSON IS TO ENGENDER A SENSE OF HOPE AND INVITING THE PERSON TO LIVE

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 assessed as not being in imminent danger of suicide.

A recent Coroner's finding has highlighted the need for counsellors in private practice, NGO mental health support organisations and front-line health and social services to be up to date in their competency and capability to engage with the suicidal client and to have good referral processes in place.

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, Anchoring, Illumination, Interrupting the suicidal thought, Invitation to Live, Custodian of Hope, Restoring of Wairua, Strategies for coping.

Rather than being another model, this approach builds on counselling and/or mental health support/ recovery principles and processes.

“Supportive approaches addresses those factors that distorts, depletes, or suppresses the suicidal person’s mauri / lifeforce, and reawakens the enablers that nurtures and sustains it and restoring of the person’s wairua.”

Who Should Attend
This workshop is of value for those working in primary care, mental health, counselling, psychotherapy or social support settings who have a good understanding of counselling and/or mental health support/ recovery principles and processes. While the workshop is focused primarily around non-mental health settings, the workshop content is also relevant to workers in mental health services.

Topics covered:

Overview of the phenomenon of suicide and the 'suicidal moment
Including whānau and significant others as part of the support team
Key principles in engaging and supporting the suicial person
Custodians of Hope model
Coping vs Safety plan

What others have said about the workshop

"The easy to understand concepts and the model of support reduced my anxiety about working with a suicidal person. I leave far more confident and trusting of my skills to be an effective support” AOD Counsellor

“The many examples you shared from your work enhanced my learning and made the application of the model relevant to my work” ACC Counsellor

“Insightful, informative and passionate presentation along with your humour engaged me for the whole day.” Psychologist

“Your cultural sensitivity and drawing on Māori understandings of wellbeing made the workshop relevant to my practice.” Counsellor

HEAR FROM AWARD WINNING & INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED 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 currently 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 ORANGE or 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: 022 397 9294
Email: registration@4wellbeing.nz Website: www.4wellbeing.nz