13/01/26 FDDN safeTalk

Course Information

Completion Time: 3 Hours

Venue: NIMDTA

Speakers: Amanda Jackson

Course Description

SafeTalk is a suicide alert training session to equip you with the skills to handle such sensitive situations effectively. This training aims at enhancing your abilities to identify signs, engage with and provide the relevant aid to individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. you’ll be empowered with strategies to connect them with professional help. Attendance is essential for dental professionals striving to make a significant contribution to mental health care.

Course Aims

To educate communities on suicide and promote intervention.

Course Objectives

At the end of this session delegates should be able to:

• Identify people thinking of suicide
• Overcome barriers in talking about suicide
• Identify reasons we may miss, dismiss or avoid people having thoughts of suicide
• Practice using the 4-step model of suicide alterness.
• Identify how to connect people at risk of suicide with further appropriate help

Course Learning Content

This training session is intended to increase community suicide intervention resources by equipping individuals to undertake first-response actions for those with thoughts of suicide.

GDC Development Outcomes

• A

Dietary Requirements

Please advise the Dental Continuing Education Team dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net if you have any dietary requirements.