In collaboration with ConnectCreate and supported by the NCSS 4ST Partnership Fund, Equal Dreams is organizing a series of suicide alertness workshops for disabled communities who may not have had access and/or opportunities to such programmes. The first workshop in this series catered to the access needs of the neurodivergent community. The second and third upcoming workshops will be catered to the blind and deaf communities, respectively.
Schedule
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For the Blind and Low Vision community
Date: 24 August 2024, Saturday
Time: 1pm to 6pm Venue: ITE College Central, Blk D, Level 2, Enterprise Development Centre, Singapore 567720
safeTALK is an evidence-based suicide prevention training programme by LivingWorks that is delivered around the world. It equips people to be more alert to someone thinking about suicide and better able to connect them to further help. Using a simple yet effective model, the programme empowers everyone to make a difference and play a part in suicideprevention.
Learning Outcomes
Participants are able to identify someone who may be having thoughts of suicide.
Participants feel prepared to talk directly and openly to a person about their thoughts of suicide.
Participants are aware of suicide first aid resources that they can connect persons with thoughts of suicide to for further help.
Target Audience
Individuals who identify as part of the respective communities (Blind and Low Vision or Deaf and Hard of Hearing). Family, partner, and/or friends of individuals from the community and allies are also welcomed.
Capacity
Limited to 20 pax
Accessibility
Singapore Sign Language Interpretation and Speech-to-Text Interpretation will be provided. If you would like to request any other access services, please feel free to indicate in the registration form.
Programme Fee
$30 per pax
This programme is supported by the NCSS 4ST Partnership Fund. Original fee for this programme is $180 per pax.
Discounts
We encourage participants to invite their family members, partners, or friends to join us in the programme. Sign up in pairs (with at least one disabled individual) to attend at a discounted rate.
1st pax: $30 | 2nd pax: $20
The discount code ‘SafeTALK_Ally’ will be automatically applied at the payment section when you register for 2 pax.
Note:
Currently, SkillsFuture credits are not applicable for all our programmes.
Your seat will only be confirmed upon payment, on a first come first served basis. There’s no refund of programme fees once paid, unless the programme is cancelled.
Trainer’s Profile
Fern is an accredited social worker and certified adult educator. Beginning her social work career in 2001, she is currently a freelance trainer, facilitator and consultant, specializing in the area of suicide prevention and intervention.
Fern holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Second Upper Honours in Social Work) from the National University of Singapore, and a Graduate Diploma in Counselling Practice from Counselling and Care Centre, Singapore. She has practised in social service settings such as Samaritans of Singapore, Family Service Centre and Divorce Support Specialist Agency, where she provided support to individuals and families with varied needs through casework, counselling and group programmes.
Her passion in suicide-related work began during her work at Samaritans of Singapore where she served for more than eight years. She offered phone support and face-to-face counselling to individuals and families grappling with suicide crises and suicide bereavement. She also ran a support group for suicide survivors and managed a nationwide programme offering suicide bereavement outreach and follow-up services, collaborating with the Singapore Police Force and community agencies. Other key roles include providing training and consultation to volunteers manning the 24-hour crisis helpline as well as social service professionals in areas of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
Working alongside persons with lived experience, volunteers and professionals, Fern believes that everyone can play a part in suicide prevention and there is much we can do as individuals in communities. Since 2017, she has been engaged by several organisations including Social Service Institute, Singapore Association of Social Workers, Samaritans of Singapore and Family Service Centres for her freelance services. A registered trainer with LivingWorks Education for their evidence-based workshops – safeTALK and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – she is looking to contribute in the work of building suicide-safer communities in Singapore and beyond.
