Workplace Safety & Care: Supporting Employees with Thoughts of Suicide
This course is designed for Line Managers and HR Managers to increase their awareness, understanding and confidence when supporting employees at risk of suicide, in order to prevent suicide in the workplace.
course content
On this course you will learn:
- A shared understanding of value in prioritising suicide prevention within the workplace
- Identifying employees at risk of suicide
- Asking about suicide and responding to disclosures of suicide thoughts
- Supporting employees at risk of suicide within and outside of work
- The actions to take when suicide behaviour occurs within the workplace
- Responding to the suicide of an employee
- How do we look after ourselves
Following the course
Participants will have a greater understanding of:
- Why we need to be alert to suicide
- What to look out for amongst employees
- How to ask about suicide
- How to help
- Legal obligations as employers
- Practical steps to support someone as their manager or colleague
- How to manage the devastating event of a suicide of an employee, both if this occurs at work or outside
- How to look after their own mental health whilst supporting others
pricing & availability
Please contact us to discuss how our training can best help you and to find out more about this and other courses.
“Before the training I didn’t really want to come. As a Manager I didn’t realise how I could support someone in my team if they were having suicidal thoughts. I understand now how I could spot signs of suicide and that it’s ok for me to ask and check them out rather than just passing them onto someone else.”
responding to suicide risk in the workplace participant
“The scenarios were really helpful at helping me to think about how I would apply the theory to a situation. It really helped prepare me. Thanks.”