This Course is By Invitation Only

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Samaritans of Singapore

About this course

Using roleplay, participants will learn to demonstrate the 3A approach in responding to someone suicidal:

  • Identify suicide distress (Alert)
  • Use empathy and suicide question when approaching someone in suicide distress (Approach)
  • Match community resources or help available for person-in-distress (Assist)

What you will learn

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the 3'A' in suicide first responding
  • Identify the distress through facial expressions, and body language
  • Identify steps to safe approaching
  • Demonstrate engagement with the distressed person using empathy
  • Ask the suicide question
  • Identify, and articulate relevant community resources for the distressed person
  • Demonstrate basic safety plans with the distressed person
  • Start: Available Now
  • Length: 2 hours
  • Fee: N.A.
  • Course Provider: Samaritans of Singapore
  • Subject: Suicide prevention
  • Language: English
  • Platform: Open edX
COURSE CONTACT

externaltraining@sos.org.sg

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