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Start Time & Date: |
13/02/2023, 1:00 pm |
End Time & Date: |
13/02/2023, 5:00 pm |
Location: |
Webinar |
Contact Info: |
lifeline.training@uccommunity.org.au |
Accidental Counsellor* is aimed at those who would like to be able to safely and effectively support friends, family, colleagues, and strangers who are in distress or experiencing a crisis.
The course will provide you with basic skills and a structure to enable you to provide immediate support and assistance using the ‘Recognise, Respond, Refer’ model.
The skills learnt in the Accidental Counsellor course can be applied in many contexts, and will provide participants with skills in active listening, calming and effective gentle questioning. You will also learn how to ask openly about suicide risk and respond safely whatever the answer.
The course is open to anyone and no pre-existing skills or knowledge are required.
Outcome
Participants are provided with basic skills to support someone in an emotional crisis by learning how to recognise, respond and refer to an appropriate service. Participants also learn how to confidently and safely ask about suicide. All participants that attend the session in full will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Cost: $290 – $320
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