The National Centre for Suicide Prevention Education & Training UK CIC Reviews

Good course, good lecturer. Thanks

I marked this "After completing the training are you more confident you can recognise the signs that someone may be experiencing thoughts of suicide?" as NO because I felt confident prior to the course that I could recognise these signs. I don't find role play in these situations useful as it is not real life and I don't think it adds anything. I would have preferred to spend more time focussing on ways to help someone in this situation. I found some bits confusing, i.e. first we are told we are only administering 'first aid' to the person thinking of suicide and to hand over to a professional, then later we were told not to rush to hand over but to concentrate on building rapport with the person. The course was a bit long. Some people were flagging for the last hour and a half.

Good input and was helpful for unfortunately how common this now is

Good Course

I found this course to be relevant to my role and also beneficial. It is a taboo subject but one that definitely provides me with information and understanding of how to identify, approach and offer support to people.

Great course and a wonderful tutor, Shain was brilliant and she obviously has lots of experience in teaching courses. There is a limit to what we can achieve via online training. However, Shian did a brilliant jobe to lead us through the whole training

Very knowledgeable tutor with very evident experience. A presentation in keeping with the nature and seriousness of the subject.

Shian took a sensitive and challenging topic and normalized it. It was easy to practice the valuable skills to increase my confidence to support someone in need of this intervention. Shian was very open to feedback and encouraged interaction. I really enjoyed this course. I wanted to give it a full 5*. I needed more cultural awareness about non-Eurocentric views of suicide and the language they may use when expressing suicidal thoughts.

An informative day on a very sensitive subject which was managed incredibly well by Shian, thankful for her mindfulness to everyone whilst also ensuring the course was well explained and understood by all. A lovely balance between powerpoint and interactive activities which helps to keep everyone involved and in the moment.

Shian was a great tutor. She was sensitive and explained things well and gave plenty of opportunity for people to Increased my knowledge of local resources Would now feel more confident speaking to someone who may be having suicidal thoughts and what steps I can take