Training Options

4hrs / 8 hrs

Inclusions

Participant Workbook

Cohort Size

up to 18 participants

Delivery Method

Face-to-face

The course also emphasises the importance of preparation and follow-up, ensuring that difficult conversations lead to meaningful and lasting improvements.

Course Overview

This course equips managers, supervisors and team leaders to recognise signs of mental distress and potential suicide risk, start supportive conversations and connect people with appropriate help.

Participants explore the mental health continuum, common mental health conditions and barriers to seeking support. Through practical activities and discussions, they practise asking directly about thoughts of suicide, responding calmly and supportively to a disclosure, and taking immediate action when urgent assistance is needed.

The course also explores professional support and referral pathways, confidentiality, follow-up and reasonable workplace adjustments. Participants develop an action plan to support mental health and wellbeing within their teams.

Duration and Delivery

This course offers two options:

a full-day (8 hours)
a half-day (4 hours)

Both options are available either as face-to-face sessions for up to 18 participants .

Course Customisation

To ensure our training meets the specific needs of your organisation, our Instructional Design Team will facilitate a virtual meeting to customise and contextualise the content and activities in line with your workplace procedures and practices, and develop suitable activities, scenarios, and workplace application strategies to ensure meaningful outcomes.

Course Inclusions

Workbook – a take-away workbook of content, activities and notes from the workshop
Course customisation to suit your organisation
Individual workplace action plan

Learning Outcomes

Mental Health and Suicide Awareness

Explain mental health and the mental health continuum
Describe common mental health conditions and their possible effects at work
Identify potential suicide warning signs and take concerns seriously
Explore stigma and barriers to seeking help

Responding and Connecting People with Support

Start supportive conversations using empathy and active listening
Practise asking directly about thoughts of suicide and responding calmly to a disclosure
Explain the boundaries of your role and when professional assistance is needed
Identify support and referral pathways, including EAPs, health professionals and crisis services
Practise immediate response actions, including obtaining urgent assistance and following workplace emergency procedures
Respect privacy and understand when safety concerns require escalation

Location and Fees

Location

Delivered at your workplace.

Training can also be held at Future Institute of Australia’s Training Centre in Victoria Park for an additional venue fee.

Course fees

Pricing is per course, not per participant (up to 18 per course)
4-hour course: $3,495 + GST
8-hour course: $4,995 + GST

For example, for a group of 18 participants, the cost works out to approximately $194 per person for the 4-hour course or $278 per person for the 8-hour course. This example is provided as a guide only.