CALM is becoming the most popular, in demand Suicide Intervention Skills program in Australia, and here are a few reasons why:
- It’s a one-day program, reducing clients’ costs and minimising staff absence.
- It’s Australian researched and based.
- It engages the insight of those with lived experience.
- It’s fully accredited with the peak body Suicide Prevention Australia.
- Many participants have attended other similar programs and stated how much they love the CALM model and how it’s so easy to remember.
- Underpinned by Motivational Interviewing which research is now showing positive results for suicide prevention.
- CALM is the only intervention program in Australia that has an app for the safety planning, and an app for the person completing the intervention as a handy prompter.
- CALM focuses on the skills of communication, rather than just providing a theory or a model.
- CALM is the only suicide intervention program delivered either virtually or in-person.
If you want to add this rapidly growing program to the scope of your trainings, this is a perfect time to upgrade your accreditation. Deliver the program either in-person or virtually once accredited.
The CALM 1-day workshop is a one-day workshop that teaches your participants four key actions: Connect, Ask, Listen, Monitor to build confidence, knowledge and skills.
The CALM Care workshop is a half-day workshop teaches that teaches participants how to be suicide aware and recognise when someone may be thinking about ending their life. It will help participants recognise subtle warning signs, how to connect with the person, and know what to say.
The Train the Trainer (T4T) program is effectively delivered over a 4-day period face-to-face OR over a 5-day period virtually. This ensures that all participants attending a T4T understand the theories, principles and models that underpin CALM and the CALM Care programs; fully grasp and are able to demonstrate their ability to explain and use the CALM model of intervention and the CALM Care model of engagement, as well as raise awareness, and lastly to gain confidence in their ability to competently deliver these programs to their audiences.