Suicide Bereavement Workshop: Teachers and key contact people providing support to those bereaved through suicide 24.4.2021
Workshop for professionals and key contact people providing support to those bereaved through suicide ( specifically Guidance Counsellors or Pastoral Care Team)
This workshop, funded by the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention, is for professionals and key contact people who, in the course of their work, come into contact with people who have been bereaved through suicide. It explores the unique needs of suicide bereavement, so that participants become more equipped to provide support in the safest and most effective ways possible.
IMPORTANT NOTICE RE BOOKING: After booking online, you will receive an application form which must be completed and returned to Josephine Rigney HSE
This workshops aims to;
•Develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of the grieving process
•Demonstrate the value of empathy, compassion and humanity and the importance of meeting people where they are at
•Enhance participants’ skills in supporting people bereaved through suicide.
What to expect from this workshop
This workshop covers five key topics;
•Understanding the grieving process
•The context of suicide
•How to support people bereaved through suicide
•Skills building
•Self-care.
At the end of this workshop, participants will;
•Understand the grieving process, the context of suicide and the risk factors associated with suicide
•Have developed their understanding of the key elements of supporting someone bereaved through suicide
•Be able to apply the learning from this workshop to their own practice and support people bereaved through suicide.
Additional information:
- It is a requirement to have participated in the LivingWorks Start online programme or the face to face safeTALK or ASIST training in advance of attending this workshop. Individuals who have suffered a loss through suicide are at a higher risk of suicide; as such we want to ensure all participants who attend this Bereavement Workshop have had prior suicide prevention training. If you wish to undertake the online LivingWorks Start programme (1½hrs), please email
- A 1-hour pre-learning e-module is required to be completed prior to participating in this Workshop. This is organised by the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP). Please advise that you are in agreement for your name and email address to be provided to NOSP to facilitate access to the e-module.
Closing date for this course is Friday 16th April 2021 at 3pm
Course Properties
Course date | 24-04-2021 9:30 am |
Course End Date | 24-04-2021 1:30 pm |
Cut off date | 16-04-2021 3:00 pm |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Josephine Rigney, Resource Officer for Suicide Prevention - Laois/Offaly. |
Number Hours | 4 |
Location | ZOOM online |