Suicide Prevention Peer Workers Training Program

Peer workers utilise their personal experiences to support individuals in times of crisis, inspire hope and encourage recovery. They play an essential role by offering non-clinical support and strengthening the suicide prevention workforce.

We funded Roses in the Ocean to provide Understanding and Working with Suicide Prevention Peer Workers Training program for two organisations in the Nepean Blue Mountains region that employ or are looking to embed suicide prevention peer workers into their workforce or have employed mental health peer workers.

The training provides the skills and knowledge required for everyone in the organisation to work together and build an inclusive and supportive workplace for Suicide Prevention Peer Workers. The training demystifies suicide prevention peer work, provides new perspectives, builds confidence and cultivates enthusiasm for the contribution that Suicide Prevention Peer Workers will make to your service. Suicide Prevention Peer Workers do not attend this training.

The training is being provided in two parts:

Part 1 is a 4-hour training designed for anyone who works in or with your organisation. This includes managers, team members, clinicians, administrative staff, people who make referrals to your service and anyone with a curiosity about suicide prevention peer work.
Part 2 is a 2-hour training specifically designed for managers of Suicide Prevention Peer Workers and/or managers of Mental Health Peer Workers. Direct line managers for Peer Workers and other relevant staff in the management hierarchy of your organisation would attend both Part 2 and Part 1.

15 participants can attend the training.

Please register your interest via the online form below. Organisations will be selected based on the responses to the Selection Criteria and acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of the training.

For enquiries, contact our Regional Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Josh Stojanovic via email or on 4708 8100.

Organisation or Business Name*

Primary Contact

Title*

Full Name*

Role*

Email address*

Phone*

Organisation Sponsor

The Sponsor must be a staff member who holds a position of Senior Management or higher and is responsible for endorsing and assigning the organisation’s resources to the training. The Sponsor will also be required to sign off the evaluation report.

Title*

Full Name*

Role*

Email Address*

Selection Criteria

Organisational Background

1. What is your organisation's mission and primary focus?*

2. Can you provide a brief overview of your organisation's involvement in suicide prevention or mental healthcare?*

3. How many peer workers does your organisation have? Who supervises your peer workers?*

4. Can you describe your current involvement or interest in the suicide prevention and mental healthcare workforce?*

Workshop Goals

1. What are your organisation's objectives for attending these workshops?*

2. How do you plan to apply the knowledge gained from these workshops to benefit your organization and the Nepean Blue Mountains region?*

Resources and Commitment

What resources, such as time, staff, or funding, are you willing to commit to implementing suicide prevention or mental healthcare workforce integration strategies in your organisation?*

Terms and Conditions

Attendees at the first part of each workshop may include but are not limited to managers, team members, clinicians, administrative staff, people who make referrals to the organisation, and anyone with a curiosity about suicide prevention peer work.

Attendees at the second part of each workshop must include direct line managers for suicide prevention peer workers, direct line managers for mental health peer workers, and must further include other relevant staff in the management hierarchy of the organisation. All attendees at the second part of each workshop must attend the first part of the workshop as well.

A maximum of 15 participants can attend an Understanding & Working with Suicide Prevention Peer Workers workshop.

Applicant Declaration

I/my organisation is required to ensure attendees are available and actively participate in Part 1 and Part 2 of the Understanding and Working with Suicide Prevention Peer Workers training on a date to be specified between the training provider and the successful applicant.

I/my organisation is responsible for any travel and accommodation costs incurred in attending the training. I understand that Wentworth Healthcare will pay for the workshop registration fee only.

The nominated sponsor approves the training

I will complete and submit an evaluation and/or testimonial at the conclusion of the training.

Roses in the Ocean can provide the names of attendees to Wentworth Healthcare at the conclusion of the training.

The information submitted in this form will be used for to verify consent for individuals and will be stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Suicide Prevention Peer Workers Training Program

Primary Contact

Organisation Sponsor

Selection Criteria

Organisational Background

Workshop Goals

Resources and Commitment

Terms and Conditions

Applicant Declaration

Working with GPs & health professionals
for better health in our community.

Provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network

Suicide Prevention Peer Workers Training Program

Primary Contact

Organisation Sponsor

Selection Criteria

Organisational Background

Workshop Goals

Resources and Commitment

Terms and Conditions

Applicant Declaration

Working with GPs & health professionalsfor better health in our community.

Provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network

Working with GPs & health professionals
for better health in our community.