WHEN CONVERSATION TURNS TO SUICIDE

Learn to use the Alternatives to Suicide approach in your work or community

When Conversation Turns to Suicide is a 16-hour training for peer support workers, service providers, family members, friends, first responders, and anyone else who wants to build skills and understanding in effectively supporting those with suicidal thoughts.

Training Topics:

Paradigm shifts needed in suicide support and how to help
Trauma, losses of power and control, and their relationship to suicide
Alternatives to Suicide framework for support
Ways to share power as a supporter
How to influence change in suicide prevention policies and beyond

When Conversation Turns to Suicide training is rooted in the ‘Alternatives to Suicide’ approach. It offers an alternative means of support to the more medicalised suicide prevention trainings that emphasise assessment, safety planning, and crisis referrals. Learn more about Alternatives to Suicide here.

UPCOMING TRAINING DATES (October 2026)

This When Conversation Turns to Suicide training will be held online over 4 half-days in October 2026:

Wednesday 21st October
Thursday 22nd October
Wednesday 28th October
Thursday 29th October

Each session runs for 4.5 hours and includes a mid-way break. All days will be held on Zoom and scheduled for:

8:00am – 12:30pm (AWST - e.g., Perth)
10:00am – 2:30pm (AEST - e.g., Brisbane)
10:30am – 3:00pm (ACDT - e.g., Adelaide)
11:00am – 3:30pm (AEDT - e.g., Sydney, Melbourne)
1:00pm – 5:30pm (NZST - e.g., Auckland)

Please double check the time for your timezone suits you before purchasing.

Attendance at ALL sessions is required to successfully complete the sixteen-hour training.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Must be 16 years and over to participate in this training
Access to headphones and/or private spaces to ensure confidentiality and freedom to participate in big conversations
Must be able to attend full training to gain a certificate

This training is hosted by inside out & associates australia. The training will be delivered by qualified and experienced facilitators from DISCHARGED - a lived experience association that specialises in training and peer support groups for people with personal experience of suicidal thoughts or feelings.

COST TO ATTEND TRAINING

This training is not subsided by government funding. We are offering three levels of course attendance fees, including a limited number of places for people on low incomes.

Agency/NFP/service provider rate: $995.00 (suitable for employees)
Self-funded rate: $645.00 (suitable for self-funding family/friends & self-employed folks)
Low-income rate: $150.00 (suitable for people who are not currently earning)

A maximum of eighteen places will be available.

Invoices/receipts will be issued through Humanitix.

If your organisation needs an invoice to pay directly, please email us at alt2su.nsw@insideoutconversations.com.au

Refunds are available directly via Humanitix up until 14 days prior to the event.

For further information, please visit https://alt2su-nsw.net/upcoming-training/

WHY HALF DAYS?

We have discussed and explored the possibility of two full days or four half days in a row for this training with previous participants and the trainers. Previous training attendees consistently feedback that the half-days are "full-on", requiring significant attentiveness, empathy and openness to new ideas. Equally, the trainers find the level of holding required from them for longer than half days at a time emotionally demanding. As a result, we have elected to hold the training over two weeks, during half day time slots that are reasonable for anyone from the east and west coasts of Australia and New Zealand to attend.

A FEW REMINDERS

Participants must miss no more than two hours of training content (not including breaks) in order to receive a certificate of completion. Please note that there are significant similarities (as well as significant differences) between this training and the Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator training. Although we still require people to follow our attendance guidelines even if they have completed the other training, please be prepared for some overlaps in information offered (although we do find that each group is different and there is still much wisdom to be gained even if similar information is being offered).

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