The square Resource is an educational program designed to help community-based service providers, primary health care and specialist health workers respond appropriately and effectively with people who are at risk of suicide.

Suicide Risk Assessment and Referral Pathways Training for Workers

Suicide Risk Assessment and Referral Pathways Training is a 3 hour training program covering risk assessment and referral pathways and will use material from the square program.The training will include conducting a risk assessment interview, scale of risk, care plans and management, engaging family, friends and other service providers.

Suicide Prevention Training for Workers

Suicide Prevention Training is an all day training program that will explore engagement strategies, suicide risk assessment and management, and will use material from the square program. The training will include exploring suicide risk and protective factors, engagement strategies, conducting a risk assessment interview, scale of risk, care plans and management, engaging family, friends and other service providers.

Talking About Suicide for Community Members

Talking About Suicide is a three hour or all day training program for community members to gain the knowledge and skills in order to respond to people at risk of suicide in their community. The training will include background information on suicide in Australia, exploration of risk factors and warning signals, assessing suicide risk, how to respond to suicide risk and building hope and resilience for the future.

View the training dates on the square website.

Training to be held at Relationships Australia (SA) 49a Orsmond Street, Hindmarsh, unless otherwise stated. Some regional training is available, visit www.square.org.au for more information anout the square project

Enrolment

There is no cost for training but bookings are essential. Before enrolling, please read the training outlines to ensure that you have chosen the most suitable course for you. Visit www.square.org.au/training.aspx to enrol online or contact Sophie Thurnwald via email or phone (08) 8245 8145.

Train the Trainer

Relationships Australia (SA) provides a Train the Trainer education course for anyone interested in developing their suicide risk assessment skills. Training can be organised in any location in Australia. Additional square resources will be made available to students upon completion of the course.

For further information regarding this and other general square training please contact the square Coordinator on (08) 8245 8100.

For people who have already completed the Train the Trainer accreditation process you can access the additional resources here.

Further Enquiries

If your organisation requires suicide prevention training specifically tailored to your needs, please contact Anna O’Halloran, Senior Educator for square to discuss this. Anna can be contacted via email or phone (08) 8245 8100.

The square collaborative practice model and education project has been developed by General Practice SA, South Australian Department of Health, SA Mental Health Services, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Relationships Australia (SA) and carers and consumers. square is funded by the South Australian Government, Department of Health.