Events List

CALM Train the Trainer Program

Virtual , Australia

We are looking for experienced trainers right across Australia to join our team of CALM trainers! The majority of our accredited trainers are very experienced in the mental health training sector and speak very highly of our CALM programs. CALM is becoming the most popular, in demand Suicide Intervention Skills program in Australia, and here are a few reasons why: 1. It's a one-day program, reducing client’s costs and minimizing staff absence. 2. It's Australian researched and based. 3. It's fully accredited with the peak body Suicide Prevention Australia. 4. Many participants have attended other similar programs and stated how much they love the CALM model and how it's so easy to remember. 5. Underpinned by Motivational Interviewing which research is now showing positive results for suicide prevention. 6. 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. 7. CALM focuses on the skills of communication, rather than just providing a theory or a model. 8. 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 […]

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training – Disability Support Work – Auslan interpreted event

Cove Civic Centre 1 Ragamuffin Dve HALLETT COVE SA 1 Ragamuffin Drive, HALLETT COVE, South Australia, Australia

This is an Auslan interpreted event - with Qualified NAATI Auslan Interpreter Wesley LifeForce has developed quality suicide prevention training suite. Our suicide prevention workshops are based on the latest research in suicide prevention and are designed to teach people how to identify the signs that someone may be at risk of suicide, how to engage and appropriate action to take. Effective interventions can make a real difference and save lives. These life-saving conversations offer support and a safe space for open discussions while encouraging help seeking. Our disability support work suicide prevention training is a 2-hour program which was created in consultation with disability support providers and lived experience. The outline of the 2-hour disability support work program is: Safe use of language​ Australian suicide statistics​ Risk factors & protective factors​ Warning signs Supporting someone & active listening How to ask about suicide Safety planning Engaging in self-care practice Shared lunch following the workshop

Free

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Memorial Service – Perth

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre WA, Australia

Join us for the Wesley LifeForce Suicide Memorial Service in Perth to remember precious lives lost to suicide and to support those impacted by loss. If you’ve been impacted by the loss of a loved one to suicide, come together with a supportive community that shares the experience of bereavement at the service. Counsellors will be present to offer support. The event will feature music, stories of lived experience and hope, and a sunflower ceremony. Attendees are welcome to bring a photo and share a personal tribute on our memorial wall. Everyone is welcome. Perth Conference and Exhibition Centre – Liberty Bar - 21 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth WA 6000

Free