VIC STORM – ONSITE - Melbourne/Naarm (2 day training 9.00am-4.30pm)
STORM® is a skills-based model of suicide risk management and postvention training offered to relevant Victorian DET school staff.
Location
headspace National
Level 2 South Tower, 485 La Trobe Street Wurundjeri Land Melbourne, VIC 3000 AustraliaAbout this event
- 1 day
STORM® (Skills-based Training on Suicide Risk Management), for Victorian Department of Education and Training staff only. Especially for staff who tasked to completing suicide risk assessments and safety plans, this two-day training is offered via online and onsite delivery modes, please ensure you check the delivery modes before registering.
This training session is ONSITE.
When registering, you are expected to be available and present for both full days of the training as if attending an onsite training. This training is interactive, with group discussions, individual and group activities, and a requirement for attendees to participate in a filmed skills practice, please ensure you are present and uninterrupted during the training to participate fully.
Please note, for ethical and clinical considerations, you are required to attend both days in full for this training. No part time attendance is offered.
STORM® participants will;
• Develop skills and confidence in order to help children, adolescents and young adults who self-harm
• Develop an understanding of self-harm
• Promote a positive and enabling approach through conversation
• Develop and extend on skills related to; Assessment of risk and vulnerability, short term safety planning and postvention conversations
• Develop an understanding of strategic postvention planning
The STORM® program includes training modules on:
• Suicide risk assessment
• Short term suicide safety planning
• Postvention (caring for the bereaved)
The content of the program is based upon current knowledge about supporting and assisting young people (12–24-year old's) with suicidal thoughts (suicide risk assessment and safety planning) and postvention and is underpinned by adult education theories. Several studies have indicated the package is effective in improving skills, confidence and attitudes for suicide prevention.
To learn more about STORM® visit: www.stormskillstraining.co.uk
Who can attend this training?
This training is only for staff within the Victorian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) who have the responsibility and who are conducting risk assessments and safety plans with students displaying suicide ideation.
Priority places are for those in the roles:
• Mental Health Practitioners (MHPs)
• Student Support Services (SSS)
• Secondary School Nurses (SSN)
• Wellbeing staff (prerequisite – completion of Suicide Risk Continuum Training required)
Please note this training is focusing on increasing existing knowledge and understanding of conversations about risk in prevention and postvention settings, please ensure pre-existing Victorian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) policies and procedures when using skills from this training.
If you have been recently impacted by suicide or grief and loss headspace recommend you consider delaying STORM training.
On the day:
Time: 9am to 4.30pm (registrations will be open from 8.45am)
Breaks: BYO lunch (lunch is NOT provided). Regular breaks and a longer lunch break will be provided during the training. Please ensure you bring appropriate lunch, snacks and drinks.
Please ensure you arrive before the start time as access will be refused due to clinical governance and emotional safety.
Need to cancel?
Please email as soon as possible, please provide your full name, school, and date of training.
Education and Training Consultants: vicworkshops@headspace.org.au
We look forward to seeing you there.
Regards,
headspace Schools & Communities
Frequently asked questions
No. The funding for the training is for only Victorian Department of Education staff.
No. The funding for the training is for only Victorian Department of Education staff.
No, STORM is only for those staff who hold the responsibility of undertaking suicide risk and safety planning conversations with students.
Free. The training is fully funded by the Victorian Department of Education. There may be costs to cover CRT or other staffing costs.
No, currently STORM is only available to Victorian Department of Education staff.
Headspace is open to discussing options for STORM delivery in other educational sectors in all states across Australia. For further information and discussion please contact headspaceschools@headspace.org.au
Yes, you can attend STORM if part of your role is the complete risk assessment & safety plans with students with the support of your supervisor with written confirmation to VICworkshops@headspace.org.au. If you are studying teaching, this training is not suitable and we recommend SAFEMinds.
Those outside of these roles – MHP/SSN/SSS in Wellbeing roles who have the responsibility to undertake risk assessments and safety plans there is a prerequisite to complete Suicide Risk Continuum Training prior to STORM.
For emotional safety contact details must be provided. All information is deleted after training concludes. See the Privacy statement for more information.
We deliver through ZOOM and you require a stable internet connection, working camera, microphone and headphones.
Check your equipment prior to training and consult your IT department if you have technical difficulties. Your facilitator only can provide limited troubleshooting advice.
Yes. It is a condition of the training that you attend full time. Please choose a session time you can fully commit to. If you leave early, join late, or leave the training to attend to other matters, you will not be able to continue and will need to complete the full course at another time.
No. You must complete both days consecutively. This is a requirement of our licencing agreement and the clinical safety of participants.
The roleplay and filmed component are a compulsory part of the training. Practicing conversation skills and seeing the styles of other practitioners is a key aspect of STORM. There are structures in place to make this a supportive learning experience and as comfortable as possible.
We recommend waiting six months after impact as the content could be emotionally evocative, and you may not process the learning as effectively as you would like. After six months, consider if it is the right time for training.
No, this training is run by headspace Schools & Communities, which is a national initiative. Each headspace Centre is managed independently by a local agency with a local focus.
The BeYou initiative complements our training and can provide additional resources and consultation to your school around a whole school approach to wellbeing and supports schools to prepare, respond and recover from death by suicide.
Both are a 2-day gatekeeper training workshops. STORM is focused on suicide risk assessment, short term safety planning and postvention conversations with young people available for DET staff, whereas ASIST focuses on general population and is available to community members.
The headspace facilitator is tasked with keeping the group safe during training. Emotional safety is discussed involving check in’s, confidentiality and supports. Registration involves providing emergency contact can be contacted should participants need more support.
Yes, this training and the others from this initiative are thanks to a contract between the Victorian DET and headspace.
We recommend you contact your local CAMHS/CYMHS/ELMHS or hospital triage to receive a secondary consult to support your student.
If you are looking for more information about self harming behaviours, we suggest completing SAFEMinds online via the safeminds.org.au website, and/or attending a SAFEMinds In Practice
There are many resources available for parents including – Youth mental health first aid, ASSIST and SAFETalk. Speak with your children’s school to find something relevant in your area. The headspace SAFEMinds program also has a parent and carer page with resources.
Organised by
Enhancing Mental Health Support in Schools
Enhancing Mental Health Support in Schools is fully funded by the Department of Education and Training (DET) and delivered by headspace Schools & Communities. The professional learning offered include SAFEMinds: In Practice, Suicide Risk Continuum Training (SRCT) and STORM® and aims to support staff in DET school settings to increase confidence and knowledge to support colleagues, parents and young people, through onsite and online delivery across Victoria.