Talking About Suicide: Empowering Healthcare Providers, Instilling Hope in Clients – Mental Health Commission of Canada
Health-care providers play a pivotal role in preventing suicides in Canada. They are ideally positioned to engage with clients experiencing thoughts of suicide and to provide, or link them to, potentially life-saving support and resources. This course includes scenarios, case studies, practice tips, and personal accounts from suicide attempt survivors — and it can be completed in as little as three hours.
Upon completion of this course, health-care providers will be able to:
Practise building trust with clients at risk of suicide and gain the confidence needed to have a conversation with them about suicide
Comprehend the complexity of suicide and its prevalence in Canada
Identify common suicide risk factors and protective factors
Employ tools, resources, and strategies to evaluate and respond to suicide risk among clients in their health-care setting and to offer appropriate support
Implement best practices for safety planning for clients experiencing thoughts of suicide
Recognize the responsibility of health-care providers as individuals and as a team in talking about suicide and instilling hope in clients
This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Quebec College of Family Physicians, a continuing professional development accrediting organization recognized by the Collège des médecins du Québec, and has been approved for up to 4 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.
The Talking About Suicide training is currently approved by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) for 2 continuing education credits. The CNA Accreditation Program upholds standards of quality for continuing professional development for nurses in Canada.
To register: MHCC – Talking About Suicide
