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safeTALK
12 Dec 2022
Date, Time & Venue
Date & Time
12 Dec 2022 ( 9.30am to 1.30pm )
Venue
Block 324 Clementi Avenue 5 #01-209, Singapore 120324
Registration
Programme Details
safeTALK is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect them with resources who can help them in choosing to live.
Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training—anyone age 15 or older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps.
How safeTALK works
Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t want to die— instead, they are looking for a way to work through the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they usually invite others to help them in making a choice for life. safeTALK teaches participants to recognize these invitations, engage with the person with thoughts of suicide, and connect them with resources to help them be safer from suicide. These resources could include health care professionals, first responders, or crisis line workers—among many others who have suicide intervention training.
safeTALK helps participants become alert to suicide. Suicide-alert people are better prepared to connect persons with thoughts of suicide with life-affirming help. Over the course of their training, safeTALK participants will learn to:
- Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts may be present,
- Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked,
- Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide,
- Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, KeepSafe, and
- Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further suicide-safer help
safeTALK is designed for anyone age 15 or older, including many in more formal helping roles. The steps learned in safeTALK have helped participants from all walks of life be alert to situations where suicide thoughts may be present.
Cheng Hwee Fern
A certified ACTA adult educator, Hwee Fern currently offers training, facilitation and consultation services on a freelance basis. Hwee Fern specialised in the area of suicide prevention and intervention, and is a certified trainer with LivingsWorks Education for their evidence-based workshops, safeTALK and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
Course Fees
Employer / Self-Sponsored
$150
$100
Payment Method
If you are sponsored by your employer, please seek approval from your Supervisor to attend the course before you register. In the event of any discrepancies, you will be liable for the course fee.
All fees must be paid after course confirmation and before commencement. Payments may be made by cheque or bank transfer. Cheques should be made payable to “SASW – Family Resource and Training Centre”. Kindly indicate the invoice number behind the cheque.
For E-payments, please email to admin@sasw.org.sg your payment voucher quoting invoice no., course title, course run date and date of payment.
Registration
The registrant will receive an acknowledgement receipt via email. Please allow up to 5 working days for processing of registration. Upon confirmation of participation, the HR/department administrator (i.e. contact person)/registrant will receive a course confirmation notice and invoice from SASW-FRTC via email.
As registrations are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, you are advised to register early.