Suicide Awareness Training - Connections Link Life

CONNECTIONS LINK LIFE: Suicide Awareness Training

This training course covers:

Contributing factors that lead to poor mental health, emotional distress & suicide prevention awareness Understanding the role of mental health and emotions in relation to suicide prevention awareness Connect 4-Way Model for helping persons experiencing emotional distress or suicide Tools & resources for support in your community The role of self-care and wellbeing in fortifying mental health and preventing suicide

Participation & Readiness:

We ask that you are emotionally ready for suicide prevention awareness training and understand how to participate;

It is important you click to read and understand *Am I Suitable?* Suicide prevention awareness training is potentially triggering Be confident in your ability to cope with the content of the training Take steps to keep yourself emotionally safe during training Best practice advises that people who have been bereaved by suicide or by any other traumatic death within the last 6 months, should not attend It is important that you click to read and understand the *How To Participate group agreement*

Course Details:

12th November 2024

9th January 2025

25th February 2025

7th May 2025

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Training will take place via online platform

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details

Audience

Primary, KS2 and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals 

Developing a Whole School Response to Bereavement and Critical Incidents (2 day course)

AIMS:

Day One

1. Greater knowledge and understanding of bereavement, grief responses and mourning​
2. Increased ability to understand, promote, and support bereavement and loss issues within your educational setting
3. Additional confidence to identify, offer support and/or signpost a member of your educational setting experiencing bereavement or grief

Day Two 

4. Enhanced understanding of the supportive role of the Education Authority Critical Incident Response Team
5. Greater awareness of the many complex issues accompanying a critical incident
6. Increased knowledge and resources to develop a Critical Incident Management Policy and Plan

 

Course Details:

This course is a two day course and attendance on both days is compulsory.

8th & 9th October 2024

26th & 27th November 2024

11th & 12th March 2025

20th & 21st May 2025

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm (on 2 consecutive days)

Training will take place via online platform

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details

Audience

Primary, KS2 and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals 

Promoting Positive Emotional Health and Wellbeing

AIMS:

1. Greater knowledge of mental health and wellbeing issues which impact children and young people's readiness to learn​ 
2. Increased ability to understand, promote, and support positive mental health & wellbeing within your educational setting
3. Additional confidence to identify, offer support and/or signpost a member of your educational setting experiencing a wellbeing issue 

 

Course Details:

24th October 2024

5th December 2024

6th February 2025

17th April 2025

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Training will take place via online platform

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details

Audience

Primary and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals 

Suicide Awareness Training - Connections Link Life

CONNECTIONS LINK LIFE: Suicide Awareness Training

This training course covers:

Contributing factors that lead to poor mental health, emotional distress & suicide prevention awareness Understanding the role of mental health and emotions in relation to suicide prevention awareness Connect 4-Way Model for helping persons experiencing emotional distress or suicide Tools & resources for support in your community The role of self-care and wellbeing in fortifying mental health and preventing suicide

Participation & Readiness:

We ask that you are emotionally ready for suicide prevention awareness training and understand how to participate;

It is important you click to read and understand *Am I Suitable?*  Suicide prevention awareness training is potentially triggering Be confident in your ability to cope with the content of the training Take steps to keep yourself emotionally safe during training Best practice advises that people who have been bereaved by suicide or by any other traumatic death within the last 6 months, should not attend It is important that you click to read and understand the *How To Participate group agreement*

Course Details:

11th November 2025

20th January 2026

7th May 2026

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Training will take place via online platform.  

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details. You will receive a reminder email and a link to the online session a week before the training date.

Audience: Primary, KS2 and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals

Developing a Whole School Response to Bereavement and Critical Incidents (2 day course)

AIMS:

Day One 

Greater knowledge and understanding of bereavement, grief responses and mourning​. Increased ability to understand, promote, and support bereavement and loss issues within your educational setting Additional confidence to identify, offer support and/or signpost a member of your educational setting experiencing bereavement or grief

Day Two

Enhanced understanding of the supportive role of the Education Authority Critical Incident Response Team Greater awareness of the many complex issues accompanying a critical incident Increased knowledge and resources to develop a Critical Incident Management Policy and Plan Course

Course Details:

This course is a two day course and attendance on both days is compulsory.

30th September 2025 & 1st October 2025

3rd & 4th February 2026

19th & 20th May 2026

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm (on 2 consecutive days)

Training will take place via online platform. 

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details. You will receive a reminder email and a link to the online session a week before the training date.

Audience: Primary, KS2 and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals

Promoting Positive Emotional Health and Wellbeing

AIMS:

Greater knowledge of mental health and wellbeing issues which impact children and young people's readiness to learn​ Increased ability to understand, promote, and support positive mental health & wellbeing within your educational setting Additional confidence to identify, offer support and/or signpost a member of your educational setting experiencing a wellbeing issue

Course Details:

16th October 2025

29th January 2026

23rd April 2026

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Training will take place via online platform.

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details. You will receive a reminder email and a link to the online session a week before the training date.

Audience: Primary and Post Primary Staff, SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals

Nurturing Resilience

Nurturing Resilience

The Nurturing Resilience professional learning course is for school staff and is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to support children and young people in developing and further developing resilience, as well as including guidance for staff in how they too can further develop resilience in and for themselves.

This program will cover:

Research and resilience Risk and Protective Factors Emotional, Academic, Social Resilience - Growth Mindset - Resources to use in the classroom setting Ideas for embedding resilience as a whole school

Participants will:

Understand the concept of resilience, where it came from, different perceptions and misconceptions regarding resilience and ultimately why it’s important for pupils. Identify the different aspects of resilience. Discover some resources that you can bring directly into your classroom/school to help nurture resilience as well as being signposted to further research/reading.

Course Details:

7th October 2025

26th February 2026

12th May 2026

Time: 9.30am - 12pm

Training will take place via online platform.

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details. You will receive a reminder email and a link to the online session a week before the training date.

Understanding Bereavement & Loss

Understanding Bereavement & Loss

The Bereavement and Loss professional learning course is for School Staff and is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to support children and young people experiencing loss. This program will enhance participants' understanding of grief, develop their ability to provide effective support, and increase their confidence in handling the complexities of grief and provide compassionate support to those in need.

Participants will:

Develop greater knowledge and understanding of bereavement and grief responses. Develop an enhanced ability to support bereavement and loss issues within the educational setting. Gain an increased confidence in identifying, supporting, and signposting those experiencing grief.

Course Details:

21st October 2025

3rd March 2026

26th May 2026

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Training will take place via online platform.

Please ensure you have entered your email correctly to receive the training details. You will receive a reminder email and a link to the online session a week before the training date.