Calm Care Suicide Awareness
There are often subtle signs that someone is struggling with life stressors. When feelings become unbearable, they may start thinking that suicide is their only option to deal with the pain.
This 3.5 hour (or less) program is a suicide safety and awareness program that teaches you how to be suicide aware and recognise when someone may be thinking about ending their life.
You will learn how to recognise the subtle warning signs that are often missed or overlooked, how to approach someone, make a connection and know what to do and say, and how to introduce the CALM Care app., a tool that provides someone with thoughts of suicide additional support and safety.
Above all, this suicide safety and awareness training will equip you to confidently put your hand up when someone is signaling they are not coping.
This self-paced online training is ideal for anyone who doesn’t have the time to attend a training in-person. If you are concerned about our rising rates of suicide and want to be equipped with the knowledge and skills should you identify somebody who may be struggling, this is the course for you.
Enrol in Suicide Safety and Awareness Training
Learn the simple steps taught in Calm Care to check in with someone not doing so well and needing your help to keep them safe from suicide.
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What's included
- You received free access to the Calm Care app which provides the person you are supporting with a tool they can use when they are feeling vulnerable to connect to support, and provide automated SMS messaging when they are in crisis.
- A downloadable 16 page information booklet to keep as a handy reference to guide you through the steps of this evidence informed program that is based on the very latest research.
What you need to know:
- This online self-paced course consists of 50 topics, which includes nine captivating, short videos, explanatory audios, text and illustrations.
- Duration is approximately 3.5 hours (or less).
- You have 60 days access from your enrolment date to complete the course, with an option for an extension.
- A CALM Care certificate is issued upon completion.
- The Calm Care booklet which is referenced throughout the course is downloadable and a handy guide for future use.
- We appreciate that suicide is a sensitive topic for many, and we suggest that you have supports available if you find yourself upset during or after completion of the course.
Course Curriculum
- Video: how to use this course
- Suicide loss
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- National helplines
- Gain an awareness of the impact of suicide in Australia
- Clarity around myths and facts
- Self-awareness exercise
- Learn about warning signs
- Gain an insight into the reluctance to talk about suicide
- Connecting is the first step
- Let’s connect with Sarah
- Let’s connect with Brad
- Learn to be a little bit ‘nosey’
- Learn how to resist the ‘Righting Reflex’
- The ‘trust’ exercise
- Learn to be comfortable asking someone about suicide
- I’m waiting for someone to ask me
- Asking is the second step
- How to overcome the fear of asking
- What if they say ‘YES’
- What if they say ‘NO’
- What if they tell you over the phone
- Learn how to be a good listener
- An overview of the Mehrabian model
- Learn about the power of listening
- Learn about the power of acknowledgment
- Referring is the third step
- Have a strategy for a warm ‘hand-over’
- Examples of using the warm hand-over
- Learn how to use the Calm Care mobile phone app
- Understand your boundaries
- Exit is the fourth step in
- Learn how to practice the model
- Understand the importance of self-care
- What is Compassion fatigue?
- What is Burn-out?
- What is Vicarious trauma?
You have now completed the CALM Care program
