Courses Available Dealing With Difficult People High Pressure Negotiation: Taking it to the Next Level Leadership Workshop Masterful Communications; Because Every Word Matters Influence: Gaining Voluntary Compliance Enhancing Employee Safety Through Situational Awareness Ethics-Based Decision Making Workplace Violence - Prevention & Prediction Teambuilding Suicide: Assessment and Intervention Advanced Presentation Skills Workplace Bullying Suicide: Assessment and Intervention This presentation is designed to deliver a complete spectrum of information relating to suicide, spanning from motivation for suicide through signs and indicators, and strategies for managing a potentially suicidal person. This information is applicable for anyone that may be in contact with a potentially suicidal person from loved ones, friends, employees, co-workers or even complete strangers. Suicide touches many lives and this presentation will provide information relating to factors that motivate people toward self harm and illustrate the differences between a suicidal gesture and a suicide attempt. This session will offer the tools to effectively assess and if necessary, manage a potentially suicidal person and includes: • Introduction and exploration of the reasons people consider suicide as an option • Differences between suicidal attempt and suicidal gesture • An exploration of the methods of suicide • Risk assessment for suicide including a specific plan and probability for intervention • Suicide assessment tool used to evaluate and assess potential lethality • Communication strategies for assisting the suicidal person • This presentation also includes a series of actual suicidal case studies to illustrate the teaching points offered during the session Learning outcome: Participants of this session will gain an understanding of the reasons or motivations that commonly drive a person toward suicidal behaviors. People will leave the session with the confidence and ability to recognize concerning behaviors as well as the ability and tools to engage a potentially suicidal person.