Highlights:
What will you learn:
- Explain core concepts of suicide, including ideation, intent, capability, and the difference between self-harm and suicide.
- Identify pathways and contributing factors to suicidal behaviour.
- Recognize common clinical, situational, and environmental risk factors.
- Distinguish indicators of imminent, acute, and chronic suicide risk.
- Conduct a rapid suicide risk assessment using Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ).
- Apply crisis communication and de-escalation techniques effectively.
- Engage safely with individuals in high-risk or volatile situations.
- Develop collaborative and practical safety plans.
- Implement self-care strategies to maintain personal resilience.
- Demonstrate empathy while prioritizing safety for all parties.
- Promote supportive engagement and reduce mental health stigma.
- Value cultural and contextual factors influencing suicidal behaviour.
This workshop is designed for:
- Police officers involved in frontline response
- Custodial and detention staff (prisons, lock-ups, holding areas)
- Security and protection personnel in government agencies
- Military police and SAF personnel handling detainees or high-risk individuals Community policing and outreach officers
- School security officers and youth engagement teams
- Emergency responders who encounter individuals in distress
- Supervisors and team leads overseeing high-risk operational units
- Social service or crisis-intervention partners working alongside law enforcement
Our Expert Trainer is the Founder & Director, ForenSights Pte Ltd Expert in Behavioural Science, Threat Assessment & Operational Psychology. She has more than 17 years of public service experience across MHA, SPF, and NCSS, specialising in forensic psychology, behavioural science, and operational risk.
A former Principal Psychologist with the Police Psychological Services Department and crisis responder with the Police Crisis Negotiation Unit, where she handled high-risk suicide and barricade incidents.
The course will include case studies with practical, hands-on experience.
Interested to be part of this training?
Please contact us at hello@q8asia.com.sg to discuss your requirements.
More information about the venue to follow.
For assistance, write to hello@q8asia.com.sg
