Please fax this form back to ERGPA on 8677 9420

This program alerts community members to signs that a person may be considering suicide.
It acknowledges that while most people at risk of suicide signal their distress and
invite help, these intervention opportunities are often overlooked.
(Please tick preferred location to register—RSVP closes 1 week prior to event date)

Date: Thursday 14th October, 2010 Date: Tuesday 23rd November, 2010

Time: 6:00-10:00pm Time: 6:00-10:00pm

Light dinner included Light dinner included

Where: Living & Learning Centre Where: ERGPA Training Facility

6B Henry Street 21-23 Maroondah Highway
Pakenham 3810 Croydon 3136
Melways Reference 317 D7 Melways Reference 50 E2

Focus:
Participants learn to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and to respond in ways that
link them with further suicide intervention help. Suicide alert helpers contribute to a suicide safer
community.
Goals:
It is intended that safeTALK participants will be better prepared to:
• Recognise that invitations to help are often overlooked;
Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss and avoid suicide;
Notice and respond to situations in which thoughts of suicide may be present;
Apply basic TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe);
Connect the person with thoughts of suicide to suicide first aid help and further community
resources. Suicide alert community members are better prepared to become a vital link in connecting
persons at risk with further help.

Please contact Sharyn Berry on 9871 1000 or by email sharyn.berry@ergpa.com.au for

further information about this event.
Name:_______________________________________ Role in Practice:_______________________

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**** Please Note—you will be contacted if the event is cancelled.

Waiting lists may apply. By registering for this event you are agreeing that if you
fail to give 24 hours notice of non attendance you will incur a $30.00 cancellation fee ****
 Focus safeTALK is a half-day presentation to increase suicide alertness.
This program alerts community members to signs that a person may be considering
suicide. It acknowledges that while most people at risk of suicide signal their distress
and invite help, these intervention opportunities are often overlooked. Participants
learn to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and to respond in
ways that link them with further suicide intervention help.
Suicide alert helpers contribute to a suicide safer community.

Goals and It is intended that safeTALK participants will be better prepared to:
objectives • recognise that invitations to help are often overlooked;
• move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss and avoid suicide;
• notice and respond to situations in which thoughts of suicide may be
present;
• apply basic TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe);
• connect the person with thoughts of suicide to suicide first aid help and further
community resources.
Suicide alert community members are better prepared to become a vital link in
connecting persons at risk with further help.

safeTALK The program is presented by a registered safeTALK trainer.

presenters Trainers use internationally standardised learning materials - tailoring examples
and applications to local needs as appropriate. safeTALK presenters have
completed an orientation in program facilitation. Those who attend the program
are encouraged to talk with their presenter about their response to safeTALK.

safeTALK Many things, personal and professional, stimulate interest in safeTALK. Improved
participants suicide alertness may be applied in many settings - with family, friends, co-workers
and in more formal helping relationships.

The fact that safeTALK is a half-day program that can be given to larger groups
increases opportunities for improving suicide alertness on a community scale.

Lifeline, accessible in Australia on 13 11 14, is one of many community resources

available to persons at risk of suicide.

suicide safer communities

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 Program The program is more presentation-oriented than ASIST. Presenters seek to facilitate
participants’ involvement, although the level of interaction and engagement will
process
vary with the nature and size of the group.
Key features
• Taught by one trainer - recommended group size up to 30 people.
• Powerful video clips illustrate both non-alert and alert responses to persons
with thoughts of suicide. Discussion, questions and practice stimulate
learning. Basic steps that contribute to saving lives are provided.
• A pocket card helps recall the suicide alert steps when needed.

safeTALK safeTALK is designed to complement the LivingWorks ASIST workshop (Applied

Suicide Intervention Skills Training). The programs share the same beliefs about
and ASIST
suicide and preventing suicide. However, each has a specific role.
safeTALK is a brief program that shows how alertness to suicide risk can be
followed by basic (TALK) steps that facilitate links with further suicide first aid
help. The emphasis is on fulfilling this vital linking role with community resources
rather than full engagement in a suicide first aid intervention. It is a presentation
rather than workshop format. It will stimulate people to think and hopefully act
differently when signs of potential suicide risk are present.
ASIST is a 2-day interactive workshop which provides an opportunity to learn
more about what is involved in suicide first aid intervention. Participants learn
how to develop a collaborative helping relationship focused on suicide safety.
Frameworks for understanding the needs of a person at risk are offered, along
with a suicide intervention model that features risk assessment and safeplans.
Opportunities for practice to build confidence and skills are provided.
These programs complement one another. The roles of both the suicide alert and
ASIST helpers are valued. ASIST caregivers complete the process that safeTALK
helpers start. The more people who are suicide alert, the more the skills of those
trained in suicide intervention will be used.

Program Some organisations may choose to train a large number of people in safeTALK,
attendance while inviting key people, designated as suicide first aid resource persons, to
attend ASIST. In our experience, some people who attend safeTALK want to learn
more skills in suicide first aid and go on to also attend ASIST.
To find out While less widely available than ASIST, the number of safeTALK trainers throughout
more Australia is growing. To find out when and where presentations will be held, visit
the LivingWorks website www.livingworks.org.au or contact the national office
for the name of a trainer near you (see contact details below).
For more on ASIST, read the ASIST brochure or fact sheet on the website.

LivingWorks
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OfficeP.O.
P.OBox
Box173,
316,Deakin West VIC
Blackburn, ACT 2600
3130.
email: info@livingworks.org.au
info@livingworks.org.au ~ ~web: www.livingworks.org.au
Web: www.livingworks.org.
Phone (02)
Phone 6215
(03) 98949499 Fax(03)
1833 Fax (02)9894
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9401
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