Suicide Intervention Skills Workshop (Classroom and Asynchronous E-learning)
About This Course
Suicide is a major public and mental health concern in communities around the world. In Singapore, there is at least ONE suicide a day. Suicide is the leading cause of death for young persons aged 10-29 in Singapore.
This comprehensive suicide intervention course equips participants with the knowledge, skills, and professional sensitivity required to engage meaningfully and ethically with individuals at risk of suicide. Designed for social service and mental healthcare practitioners, this course emphasizes a compassionate, person-centered approach that integrates both evidence-based strategies and local contextual understanding.
Through experiential learning, role plays and local case studies, participants will examine their own attitudes towards suicide, develop empathetic communication techniques, and strengthen their capacity to assess and intervene according to varying levels of suicide risk. The course also introduces ethical considerations, documentation standards, and sustainable self-care practices to ensure the long-term well-being of practitioners working in emotionally demanding environments.
What You'll Learn
Learning Outcome
1. Identify personal attitudes and reactions towards suicide
2. Recognise local statistics and evidence for practice
3. Demonstrate therapeutic empathy and compassionate inquiry towards a collaborative practitioner-client relationship
4. Assess and differentiate suicide risk level
5. Apply interventions according to suicide-risk levels
6. Recognise social support systems and community resources
7. Relate legality, ethical issues and documentation surrounding suicide work
8. Use a debriefing framework for self-care and peer-care
Entry Requirements
The skills and knowledge for this course, which the learner is assumed to possess, are as follows:
• Be able to listen and speak English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 6;
• Be able to read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 6;
• Be able to use numeracy skills equivalent to the Employability Skills Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 6; and
• Learners need to have basic knowledge of computer skills
• Preferably with relevant qualification or experience in the area of Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Casework management, Education or the like