A Role for AHAs in Suicide Prevention - Free Webinar for Allied Health Assistants

Learn more about the role you as an AHA can play in health settings to support people with thoughts of suicide.

Join world leaders in suicide prevention training, LivingWorks, for a webinar focusing on the benefits of training clinicians in suicide first aid through evidence-based, accredited suicide intervention and safety planning. LivingWorks Australia is the leading developer of suicide intervention skills training with more than 40 years of experience. LivingWorks is a mission-driven organisation with an industry-leading approach to suicide prevention: we want to empower everyone to play a role. 

Marc Bryant from LivingWorks will present on the need for AHAs to be skilled in evidence-based suicide intervention and safety planning for consumers within any sector of mental health care. AHAs are a driving force of consumer interventions within the mental health sector and AHAs, like AHPs, need to be properly educated to effectively and safely complete their role.

This free webinar will include a presentation and plenty of time for Q&A and discussion.

Meet our Key Speakers:

Joan Leo, Learning Product Manager, The Allied Health Academy.

Joan is an allied health professional and learning and development specialist with over 20 years experience in the health and higher education sectors. Joan brings educational expertise, creativity and innovation to The Allied Health Academy (TAHA) to support delivering education experiences and fostering communities of practice that connect and empower learners.

Marc Bryant, Director of Suicide Prevention, LivingWorks Australia.

Marc is an established leader in the Australian suicide prevention sector with more than 20 years’ experience in media relations and health communications, and 16 years’ experience in suicide prevention. In recent years Marc lead the suicide prevention program at Everymind, overseeing the world-leading Mindframe program which educates journalists on safe mental health reporting, managing mental health reform communications for SA Health, primary care communications for UK National Health Service and a senior journalist in UK media. Marc’s suicide prevention work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.  In his current role, Marc is Director of Suicide Prevention and a qualified safeTALK and ASIST trainer, leading business development, training fulfillment and government relations at LivingWorks.

This webinar is brought to you by The Allied Health Academy. Learn more about our online community of practice: free to join.

This webinar is available for free viewing live on the event date. If you miss it and want to watch the replay, it will be available in the Allied Health Assistants Global CPD Collective on our Mighty Networks platform. For more information and link to subscribe, please visit: AHA CPD (mn.co)