Workshop Descrip-on COURSE FACILITATOR: BARRY TAYLOR · Workshop Descrip-on Undertaking a suicide...
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Workshop Descrip-on Undertaking a suicide risk assessment is not without its complexi6es. One size does not fit all. This advanced level workshop provides the opportunity for par6cipants to depth their knowledge and competency in the “art” of assessment and management of suicide through empathe6c dialogue rather than a more tradi6onal assessment interview process. Par6cipants will explore how factors such as nuance, context, culture, gender, socio-economic background, the quality and length of the therapeu6c rela6onship impact on the process and the outcomes of an assessment. Recent coroners’ findings highlighted the importance of prac55oners, especially counsellors in private prac5ce, regularly upda5ng their knowledge and competency in suicide risk assessment The workshop provides detailed cri6cal analysis of the ra6onale and research that informs the ques6ons in a standard assessment process. This assists par6cipants to more able to confidently and competently adapt the content and process of the assessment to best meet the context and the needs of the client, par6cularly in crisis situa6ons. It also facilitates greater depth of enquiry and does not constrain the prac66oner to ques6ons on the assessment sheet. This course is relevant and applicable for mental health clinicians; primary health clinicians; mental health support workers; counsellors and therapists in private prac6ce; school counsellors; frontline health, social service and community workers COURSE FACILITATOR: BARRY TAYLOR An opportunity for a day of learning with award winning suicidologist, Barry Taylor Barry has proven leadership over 30 years at local, na6onal and interna6onal levels in using community ini6a6ves and strength-based approaches to improve individual and community wellbeing and the preven6on of suicide. His work has strongly focussed on suicide preven6on, assessment and management of suicidality and postven6on including leadership of New Zealand's first na6onal response to youth suicide in the late 1980s. Barry has lectured and mentored programmes, both na6onally and interna6onally, and been appointed to numerous government advisory commiPees on mental wellbeing promo6on and suicide preven6on. In 2016 he was awarded the NSW Mental Health Commissioner's Community Champion Award in recogni6on of his outstanding contribu6on to mental wellbeing and suicide preven6on As a Health Sociologist and Public Health prac66oner, Barry has a long-term interest in the social determinants of suicide risk, especially the role of gender and he brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for the reducing the impact and rates of depression and suicide in men. AXer a number of years overseas, Barry returned to New Zealand in 2017 both passionate and enthused to make a contribu6on suicide preven6on in this country. “I have learnt more about suicide assessment in this workshop than I have learnt combined from all the suicide prevention workshops I have attended combined” Counsellor “Appreciated how you constantly drew upon the participants’ experience. Will leave me thinking / reflecting on my current practice” School Counsellor “Gave me new insights into something I do everyday” Mental Health Clinician “A must attend for counsellors” Counsellor
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WorkshopDescrip-onUndertaking a suicide risk assessment is notwithout itscomplexi6es.Onesizedoesnotfitall.Thisadvancedlevelworkshop provides the opportunity for par6cipants todepth their knowledge and competency in the “art” ofassessment and management of suicide throughempathe6c dialogue rather than a more tradi6onalassessment interview process. Par6cipants will explorehow factors such as nuance, context, culture, gender,socio-economicbackground,thequalityandlengthofthetherapeu6c rela6onship impact on the process and theoutcomesofanassessment.
Recentcoroners’findingshighlightedthe importanceofprac55oners, especially counsellors in private prac5ce,regularly upda5ng their knowledge and competency insuicideriskassessment
The workshop provides detailed cri6cal analysis of thera6onale and research that informs the ques6ons in astandardassessmentprocess. This assistspar6cipants tomore able to confidently and competently adapt thecontentandprocessoftheassessmenttobestmeetthecontext and theneedsof the client, par6cularly in crisissitua6ons. Italsofacilitatesgreaterdepthofenquiryanddoes not constrain the prac66oner to ques6ons on theassessmentsheet.
This course is relevant and applicable formental healthclinicians; primary health clinicians; mental healthsupport workers; counsellors and therapists in privateprac6ce; school counsellors; frontline health, socialserviceandcommunityworkers
COURSEFACILITATOR:BARRYTAYLOR
An opportunity for a dayof learning with awardwinning suicidologist,BarryTaylor
Barry has proven leadership over 30 years at local,na6onal and interna6onal levels in using communityini6a6ves and strength-based approaches to improveindividual and communitywellbeing and the preven6onof suicide. His work has strongly focussed on suicidepreven6on, assessment and management of suicidalityand postven6on including leadership of New Zealand'sfirstna6onalresponsetoyouthsuicideinthelate1980s.
Barry has lectured and mentored programmes, bothna6onally and interna6onally, and been appointed tonumerous government advisory commiPees on mentalwellbeingpromo6onand suicidepreven6on. In 2016hewas awarded the NSW Mental Health Commissioner'sCommunity Champion Award in recogni6on of hisoutstandingcontribu6ontomentalwellbeingandsuicidepreven6on
As a Health Sociologist and Public Health prac66oner,Barryhasa long-terminterest inthesocialdeterminantsofsuiciderisk,especiallytheroleofgenderandhebringsawealthofknowledgeandpassion for the reducing theimpactandratesofdepressionandsuicideinmen.
AXeranumberofyearsoverseas,BarryreturnedtoNewZealandin2017bothpassionateandenthusedtomakeacontribu6onsuicidepreven6oninthiscountry.
“I have learnt more about suicide
assessment in this workshop than I have learnt combined from all the
suicide prevention workshops I have attended combined”
Counsellor
“Appreciated how you constantly drew upon the
participants’ experience. Will leave me thinking / reflecting on my current
practice” School Counsellor
“Gave me new insights into something I do everyday”
Mental Health Clinician
“A must attend for counsellors” Counsellor
Topicscovered• Overview of the phenomenon of suicide and the'suicidalmoment'
• What is meant by suicide risk? - Predisposing,Precipita6ngandPerpetua6ngRiskFactors
• Theartofsuicideriskassessment:Thecri6calroleofthehumaninterac6onandempathe6clistening
• A holis6c approach to assessment - taking intoaccount physical, emo6onal, cultural, socio-economic,andspiritualfactorsorinfluencers
• Contextualisingthesuicidalthoughtoract
• Askingtheques6ontogettheanswer:Integra6ngassessment ques6ons into a counselling/supportcontext
• Discussing suicidewithaclientandmaking senseofthesuicidalnarra6ve
• Imminent danger? moving beyond assessing risktoassessingprotec6vefactors
• CopingvsSafetyPlanning
Registra-onFeeEarlybird:* $195+GSTFull: $250+GSTRegistra)onFeeincludesworkshopnotes,morninganda8ernoonteasandlunch.*Earlybirdregistra)oncloses3April
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Date: Thursday2May2019
Time: 9:00am-4:30pm
Venue: Greymouth
Forfurtherinforma-oncontactBarryTaylorPrincipalConsultantOffice: 049056145Mobile:0224701852Email:[email protected]:www.taylormadetrainingconsul6ng.com
RISKYBUSINESS:Theartofassessingsuiciderisk
andimminentdanger
Anadvancedprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitywithawardwinningmentalwellbeingspecialist
BarryTaylor
TaylorMadeTraining&Consul-ngPromo5ngwellbeingandfacilita5ngeffec5vesuicidepreven5on&
postven5onthroughevidence-basedprac5ceandevalua5on
Elementsessen-alforagoodassessment:
• Rapport
• Dialogue
• Confidence
• Competence
