Learn foundational knowledge and approaches to supporting someone who is having thoughts of suicide.
Learning Objectives:
- Greater confidence in having conversations about suicide.
- The ability to recognize signs that someone may be having thoughts of suicide.
- Knowledge and application of the CPR Support acronym to clearly ask about suicide, assess risk, and create an effective safety plan.
Outline:
- Statistics on suicide in Canada
- Myths and misconceptions around suicide
- Specific risk factors determining the likelihood of a suicide attempt
- Recognizing emotional and behavioural signs of suicidal thoughts
- CPR Support acronym as a guide for conversations about suicide
- Risk assessment staircase – tiered responses to different likelihoods of suicide attempts
- Conversations maps – practical examples of how to apply these skills
- Suicide intervention flowchart – decision making guide
- Practice scenarios
- Helpful resources
Ratings and Reviews
Lyndi McNaughton
attached to a real life human being encounters not just idle chatter about the facts
Epefania Stankiewicz
Very informative ....knowing to prevention
Jeff Smandych
The layout and structure of the course made it great to navigate throughout. The information was not excessive, and it was straight the point making it easier to understand and apply the strategies discussed throughout the course.
carol cogdale
it was good
Marin Schulz
This content was so easy to follow and I was able to put it into practice right away.
Edith Akyeampong
i love everfything about it. it made me understand certain signs and gestures of people and whether they are thinking of suicide
alejandra guzman
training was clear and undersatnding.
Olutola Laniya
I found the CPRSupport very helpful. It provided how to help and support with precise methods and steps.
Kari Lafond
It was outlined in a way that anyone could help someone in crisis.
I really appreciated the downloadable resources, but there were a few other slides i would have liked to save