safeTALK prepares people to be more alert to suicide and to help persons with thoughts of suicide make safe connections. The intervention goal is that persons with thoughts of suicide connect with someone who will help them keep safe from suicide and access further support.
In LivingWorks safeTALK, participants will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further support. The participant's role as a connector is the main focus of this training, which features:
- Trainer presentations, facilitated discussion, and skills practice
- Videos that illustrate what happens when signs of suicide are overlooked, and how you can contribute to safe outcomes when these signs are heard and addressed
- Opportunities to further explore organizational applications of the training
Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide your group through the workshop, ensuring a comfortable and safe learning environment.
Learning Goals
- Ability to describe the role of an alert helper/ connector
- Identify ways in which personal, cultural, and social attitudes can lead people to miss, dismiss, and avoid opportunities to seek or provide help
- Describe the four TALK steps that enable helpers to facilitate safe connections
- Demonstrate basic skills in applying these TALK steps
- Know how to connect someone to community resources that help them keep safe from suicide
Training Details
- Modality: In-person
- Length: 4 hours
- Cost: $1,200 + cost of presenters' travel
- Training Capacity: A minimum of 10 participants are required to host this training.
- Presenter/s:
- Liz Gleason, LMSW, Social Worker, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
- Kaitlin Poock, LMSW, Social Worker, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
- Jess Pavelich, BSW, Social Worker, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic