Suicide: The Confident Practitioner
Saturday 22nd June 2019
10.00am to 4.30pm (6.5 hours CPD)
10.00am to 4.30pm (6.5 hours CPD)
Venue: Lyppard Grange, Worcester WR4 0DZ, Worcester (M5 J6 / J7)
Course Topics
- Historical stance on suicide
- Moral and ethical considerations
- Legal position
- The role of research
- Writing your contract and policies
- The implications of breaking confidentiality
- Immediacy: when a client hints at suicidal issues
- Risk assessment
- "Support" contracts versus "No Harm contracts"
- Reflective practice
"Suicide: The Confident Practitioner" has been quality checked
by the
National Counselling Society.
Details
The course will be run in a seminar style, with opportunities for discussion and interaction throughout.
Copies of course presentations and other helpful resources will be supplied, plus a certificate of attendance at the end of the work.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided free of charge at registration time, mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
Lunch is not included. As an alternative to bringing your own packed lunch, there is both a chip shop and a convenience store directly opposite, and a flight of steps down to the Tesco Superstore and coffee shop.
Ample free parking is available on site.
Copies of course presentations and other helpful resources will be supplied, plus a certificate of attendance at the end of the work.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided free of charge at registration time, mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
Lunch is not included. As an alternative to bringing your own packed lunch, there is both a chip shop and a convenience store directly opposite, and a flight of steps down to the Tesco Superstore and coffee shop.
Ample free parking is available on site.
The course is £70 for the day, to include tea/coffee/biscuits, handouts and a certificate of attendance.

