Managing Suicidal Customer Conversations Reviews

Helen was very patient with going through the various aspects of the course. The course itself had information that was rather surprising for myself, but at the same time, it was good to be made aware of the information. The tips and tools provided were easy to understand and I can see their potential and that they will be useful when dealing with difficult cases in the future.

As I had volunteered with the Samaritans, I noticed a lot of overlap in some of the approaches and explanations around 'listening' that were discussed in the training material. However, it was still useful to have diagrams such as the circle of control and the emotion wheel to help visualise some of the concepts. The engagement was good; I think that it can be a difficult subject to get people to speak openly about, and getting us us to fill in some blanks on our own worksheets may be a small thing but does encourage you to think a bit more deeply than if it is just being explained/lectured to you. Splitting off into groups was useful for this purpose as well, and gave us the opportunity to hear about our colleagues experiences (personal or professional) with the subjects of suicide and grief.

I was very happy with the course, i learnt a lot and found the information given was extremely helpful and put things in to perspective for me.

Helen delivered excellent training, she was open, engaging and extremely knowledgeable. She created a safe environment for the group to be open. Helen has provided great tools that we can put into practice.

Helen was engaging and knowledgeable. It was a good session with open discussion which I found really useful.

The course has helped me to recognise that we shouldn't just focus on our known vulnerable customers, we should be signposting from the first contact and ensuring all our customers are aware of the support available to them should they need it, rather than when they are already at crisis point. I am looking forward to sharing what I've learned across our organisation. Thank you Helen for sharing your personal experience and heartfelt passion for this subject.

I found the ‘managing suicidal customer conversations’ incredibly insightful. I was blown away by the stats Helen shared, gaining a much deeper understanding of the size of the challenge and the vulnerable groups of people was a real takeaway for me. The course content covered the whole journey from understanding risks & indicators right through to managing, closing & following up on conversations. I will definitely be much more confident if I find myself in a situation where I believe there is a threat to life both personally & professionally.

Very useful course with valuable discussions and tools.

It was clear the subject matter means a lot to the trainer. A heavy subject was made to feel accessible and the environment made to feel safe.

Honestly I can't thank Helen enough for how amazing these courses have been. These sessions have been invaluable. Her passion and expertise has been amazing and really brought a lot of course content home to us. Its clear this course means a great deal to Helen and it has given us all a lot to think about, a lot to process and has shown that as a company there is a lot more we can do in this area.