VIC Suicide Risk Continuum Training - ONLINE
Suicide Risk Continuum Training focuses on identification, support and responding to self-harm and suicidal behaviour for Secondary Schools.
Location
Online
About this event
Suicide Risk Continuum Training, for Victorian Department of Education and Training Secondary Schools only, is delivered over 1 full day in mixed modes of online and onsite delivery. Please ensure you check the delivery modes before registering.
This training session is ONLINE.
Please note, for ethical and clinical considerations, you are expected to be available and present for the entirety of the training. No part time attendance is offered.
Suicide Risk Continuum Training (SRCT) participants will;
• Explore a common language and understanding around features of risk and protection in Secondary school students.
• Assist wellbeing staff members to assess the situational risk and what might be required to support the student.
• Support school staff to develop a framework around identifying vulnerabilities, and the school’s role in assisting to manage risk in Secondary school students.
• Support wellbeing staff to work within their scope and boundaries.
• Provide a shared understanding about how to engage with and refer to external services, should the need arise.
• Identify and support emergent of risk in Secondary school students and encourage mental health literacy.
Suicide Risk Continuum Training (SRCT) is a specialised package for Victorian Secondary school staff with a targeted focus on identification, support and responding to self-harm and suicidal behaviour amongst students. Utilising the ‘NIP it in the bud ‘approach, this training will assist you to:
• Understand mental health and mental health difficulties in Secondary students.
• Understand risk and how to respond to risk situations to support the student.
• Understand self-harm and suicidal ideation in Secondary students.
• Plan a response to risk and engage with and refer to external services to ensure continuity of care for the student.
This training will provide opportunities to work through case studies and activities to apply your existing experience and knowledge combined with the training materials.
Who can attend this training?
This training is only for Secondary school staff within the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET).
Please note that this training is focusing on understanding risk in context of school settings and support working within pre-existing Victorian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) policies and procedures.
On the day:
Time: 9.00am to 3.30pm (open from 8.45am)
For participants to fully engage in this training, each participant will need to log on with their own working microphone and camera. Please ensure you test your equipment before the training. Those who do not have a working camera or microphone will not be able to participate in the training.
Please log on 15 minutes prior to the training for technical support, training will commence at advertised start time. Please ensure you arrive before the start time as the room will be locked 5 minutes after advertised start time and entry will be refused due to clinical governance and emotional safety.
Due to the nature of this training, participants need to ensure that the space is private enough so as not to be overheard by others as conversations about self harm and suicide will occur.
Feel free to bring in coffee, tea and/or snacks to the training. Regular breaks will be provided during the training.
Prior to the day:
We will send you a training reminder, information on how to access the training via Zoom (no download will be required) and resources for the training closer to the date. Please ensure you access these prior to the training.
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.
Yes. Uni Students on placement within DET school can attend with the support of their supervisor with written confirmation sent to VICworkshops@headspace.org.au
Headspace is open to discussing options for delivery in other educational sectors in all states across Australia. For further information and discussion please contact headspaceschools@headspace.org.au
No, currently these trainings are only available to Victorian Department of Education staff.
Free. The training is fully funded by the Victorian Department of Education. There may be costs to cover CRT or other staffing costs.
We deliver through ZOOM and you require a stable internet connection, working camera and working microphone.
Check your equipment prior to training and consult your IT department if you have technical difficulties. Your facilitator only can provide limited troubleshooting advice.
For emotional safety contact details must be provided. All information is deleted after training concludes. See the Privacy statement for more information.
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, 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.
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
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.
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.