FAMtrac Online Courses
New Course!
Suicide Prevention
Read more about this new course in the drop down list below.
Working with Trauma
17 CPD
Working with Trauma has been awarded 17.5 CPD from the SACSSP
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Online Courses
Basic Counselling Skills 2
This course builds on what participants have learned during the ‘Basic Counselling Skills I’ Training based on the Egan Model of counselling for use by professionals, lay counsellors and those persons interested in learning more about counselling.
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Explain the application of systems theory to couple and family relationships
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Demonstrate an understanding of stage two and three of Egan’s Model
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Demonstrate the skills of stage 3 & 4 of the Egan model: Advanced accurate empathy, Challenging, Immediacy, and Self-Disclosure
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Describe the principles of effective conflict resolution and confrontation
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Demonstrate the skills of stage three of the Egan model: Problem solving, Decision making, and Initiating change
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7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24 June 2021 (10:00-12:30) -
8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 November 2021 (18:00-20:30)
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SACSSP: Not Applied
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HPCSA: Not Applied
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Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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Once booked we will email you an invoice
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
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Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training
Basic Counselling Skills 1
This Basic Counselling skills 1 course is the first of a two part module that is based on the Egan Model of counselling for use by professionals, lay counsellors and those interested in learning more about counselling.
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Describe the role of self-awareness in the counselling process
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Explain the basics of systems theory
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Explain the Egan Model of counselling
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Demonstrate attending skills
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Demonstrate active listening skills
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Demonstrate appropriate responding skills
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Demonstrate an expanded emotional vocabulary
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Define and demonstrate basic empathy
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Demonstrate through role play the first two stages of the Egan Model
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1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 25 March 2021 (10:00-12:30) -
3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 May 2021 (18:00-20:30) -
2, 5, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26 August 2021 (10:00-12:30) -
4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 October 2021 (18:00-20:30)
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SACSSP: Not Applied
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HPCSA: Not Applied
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Book Online or email famtrac@famsawc.org.za -
Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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Once booked we will email you an invoice
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
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Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training
Bringing About Healing in a Traumatised Society - Coming 2021
It has been argued that the legacy of apartheid has bequeathed to South Africa a "culture of violence". This is rooted in the notion that violence in South Africa has become normative rather than deviant and it has come to be regarded as an appropriate means of resolving social, political and domestic conflict. This is quite easily visible across the entire spectrum, where violence has been sanctioned as a means both of maintaining power, as well as an accepted means of attaining change or resolving conflict. Faced with the universal reality of unexpected life events, e.g. accidents, devastating natural disasters and retrenchments, loss is an aspect of our lives which all of us have to confront at some stage. It is an area that many people avoid looking at and professionals avoid working with.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
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By the end of this training the participants should be able to: -
Recognize the need for healing in the South African context -
Know the interconnectedness of trauma, loss and violence -
Demonstrate a deeper insight in to the dynamics of trauma, loss and abusive relationships -
Describe the difference between trauma debriefing and trauma support -
Explain a normal response verses a pathological response to trauma and loss -
Define the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -
Recognize the cycle of violence in the South African context -
Describe what lies behind violent behavior -
Identify why women stay in violent relationships -
Develop a safety plan for individuals at risk -
Have a deeper understanding of their personal relationship with loss and grief -
Describe approaches to loss and bereavement -
Identify risk factors in clients that may be a risk to themselves or others -
Identify resources and ongoing client management
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The need for healing in the South African context -
Defining trauma, loss and violence -
The dynamics of trauma, loss and abusive relationship. -
Trauma debriefing versus trauma support -
Normal response versus pathological reaction -
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -
The Cycle of Violence -
What lies behind the violence -
Why women stay -
Safety Plans -
The impact of loss and grief -
Approaches to loss and bereavement -
Understanding the loss of others -
Counseling skills and techniques to manage clients who are potentially at risk to themselves and or others -
Resource and future management
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SACSSP: Not Applied
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HPCSA: Not Applied
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Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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To register please email famtrac@famsawc.org.za or Book Online
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
Supervision Skills - 18 CPD (SACSSP)
Various authors, e.g. Epstein; Austin and Akin describe supervision as a scientifically based process whereby the supervisor guides the supervisee in the development of his / her professional capacity to enable him / her to function independently and autonomously. In implementing this responsibility, the supervisor performs supervisory functions in interaction with the supervisee in the context of a positive professional relationship.
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decline in the productivity and quality of social work services rendered
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lack of supervision
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lack of adequate training of supervisors
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to create a career path for social workers
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to support the fledgling supervisors
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to educate and equip them about the practice of supervision
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to keep them administratively accountable to ensure a quality ethical service
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Have some understanding of how their experience with receiving supervision might impact on their practice of giving supervision.
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Indicate the importance of the objectives, principles and values of supervision and have a clear understanding of the definition of supervision.
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Have a clear understanding of how they are complying with the norms and standards of the supervision framework.
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Have a clear understanding of what they need to put in place for them to be fully compliant with the norms and standards of the supervision framework.
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Demonstrate an ability to implement the theory related to the administrative, supportive, motivational and personality enrichment functions in handling a difficult supervisee.
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Demonstrate an ability to support a supervisee with his / her job-related tensions.
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Complete an educational assessment and PDP on a supervisee.
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Plot a supervisee on the PM assessment scale and indicate the most applicable supervision style.
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Demonstrate an awareness of insight gained from completing a multicultural awareness and diversity questionnaire and how to apply this to the supervision practice.
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Do a supervision contract with a supervisee on the prescribed template.
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Have a fair understanding of their confidence and assertiveness levels and how this is impacting on your supervision practice.
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Have completed the evaluation form in the workbook.
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2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30 July 2021 -
2, 5, 9. 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30 November 2021
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SACSSP: 18 CPD (SACSSP)
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HPCSA: Not Applied
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Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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To register please email famtrac@famsawc.org.za
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
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Establishing Expectations and Norms for the training
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Objectives, Principles, Values and Definition of Supervision
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Supervision Framework for the Social Work Profession in South Africa
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The Functions of Supervision
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The Functions of Supervision
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Application of the Situational Leadership Supervision Modal
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Multicultural and Diversity issues impacting on the Supervisory Relationship
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Contracting in Supervision
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Making the Transition to become a Supervisor
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Tools in Supervision
Working With Trauma - 17.5 CPD (SACSSP)
Life is inherently unpredictable, meaning that all people will at some time face an event that to them will be traumatic. The legacy of apartheid has bequeathed to South Africa a "culture of violence". This is rooted in the notion that violence in South Africa has become normative rather than deviant and it has come to be regarded as an appropriate means of resolving social, political and domestic conflict. As a result the trauma of living in a violent society is a reality for many South Africans. This course aims to equip professionals with a body of knowledge and set of skills to both understand and intervene with those who find themselves the victims of a traumatic event. It will furthermore specifically examine the historical development and respective roles of trauma defusing and critical incident debriefing.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this training the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the need for trauma support in the South African Context
- Describe the cycle of violence
- Understand the historical overview of trauma research and the psychological impact it can have on people’s lives
- Define trauma and traumatic events
- Demonstrate a working understanding of the physiology of the brain as it applies to trauma
- Demonstrate a working understanding of the central nervous system and its function in trauma
- Explain the difference between trauma debriefing and trauma support
- Describe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Demonstrate essential counseling skills in the trauma defusing process
- Demonstrate the application of the steps in the trauma defusing process
- Describe vicarious trauma
- Explain the ethical responsibility to remain accountable through supervision when working the area of trauma
- Describe the importance of self-care
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SACSSP: 17.5 CPD for Social Workers
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HPCSA: Not Applied
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Book Online or email famtrac@famsawc.org.za -
Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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Once booked we will email you an invoice
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
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Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training
Counselling in an Electronic Environment - 7 CPD (SACSSP)
COVID 19 has shifted the landscape so dramatically that all industries find themselves trying to define the new normal. Social work and the counseling profession is no different.
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Discuss the evolution in traditional social work as a result of COVID-19 and greater online capabilities in south Africa.
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Identify the emerging ethical dilemmas in technology supported counseling
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Describe the current framework to guide ethical practice in technology supported counseling as it applies to the profession, client system, colleagues and broader society.
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Identify the adaptions in soft skills required in technology supported counseling. (attending behavior, contracting, containing.)
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Show awareness of potentially distracting/ unprofessional behaviors in technology supported counseling.
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Demonstrate a basic level of competence in at least three online counseling platforms.
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Demonstrate contingency planning in the event of a technology failure.
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SACSSP: 7 CPD
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HPCSA: Not Applied
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Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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To register please email famtrac@famsawc.org.za or Book Online
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
Bereavement - 7 CPD SACSSP
An Introductory Course for Mental Health Professionals
This three session online course on the whole area of loss, grief and bereavement will be of interest to those who already are managing these events with clients in the course of their work. Focused particularly on Social Workers, Psychologists and registered counsellors it will cover current academic work on the topic, theories and models, main emotions and situations requiring specific interventions. With the use of case studies and small group discussion the topics will be explored. Self care for the clinician, ethical issues, latest DSM – V listing of ‘Prolonged grief disorder’ and local resources for referral will be covered plus a literature list.
This course is aimed at:
Registered mental health professionals (Social Workers, Psychologist, Registered Counsellors) who want to grow their knowledge and skill set in dealing with the bereaved.
The Online Supervision Training will be facilitated as follows:
- Online Contact Hours:
- 3 online session of three hours each.
- These sessions will be facilitator led.
- Total online contact hours: 9 hours
Online Training Programme:
Time slot: 09h00 to 12h15 (incl. 15min Tea Break)
Outcomes of course:
- Participants to be able to make full use of the zoom package
- Understand who they are sharing the platform with
- Obtain an overview of the three sessions as a whole
- Understand the main emotions of grief and bereavement
- The interplay of depression, grief and resilience in a population
- An overview of theories and varying approaches
- Work with respectful practices and engage in a case study using this material
- Significant issues/features in differing groups of bereaved
- Flexibility and accommodation of difference of culture/beliefs. Ethical issues arising.
- Latest research into definition of ‘chronic’ / ‘prolonged’ grief and its inclusion in latest edition of the DSM-V manual for diagnosis and treatment
- Specific stigmatic and or socially stressful bereavement situations
- Literature and resources for further study or referral on to outside professionals/organisations.
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Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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To register please email famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za or Book Online
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
The Hero Book (new course)
This workshop offers an opportunity for self-exploration, growth and personal change through stimulating creativity, mindfulness and journaling. The course is spread over 4 sessions and will lead participants through their own biographies, to rediscover themselves as heroes rather than victims.
While writing and illustrating their own books, participants rewrite the story of their lives. Gaining a better understanding through this process facilitates the power to heal and take greater control of one’s life. The process is profound in its simplicity and uses a combination of methods including drawing, journaling, talking, movement and reflection.
The Hero Book process was first developed at the turn of the 21st century by Dr Jonathan Morgan, a clinical psychologist at the University of Cape Town, in order to help AIDS orphans and vulnerable children identify heroic qualities in themselves. Through its simplicity it has since proven highly effective with both children and adults, and people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
Is this for me?
You will certainly benefit from the course:
- If you are facing a situation in which you feel stuck or at a “crossroads” OR if you are looking for a deeper sense of purpose in your life.
- If you would like personal and/or professional growth and development
- IF you are dealing with loss, trauma or grief
- IF you are in a caring role and need to build an inner resilience
- Practitioners, therapists and also their patients or clients.
- Those eager to shift a relationship with a partner, parent, child or sibling.
- If you would like to learn a technique for group facilitation that is profound, fun, affordable and can be applied to children, adolescents and adults
Description of the process of the course:
- Participants are led through a series of art and storytelling exercises designed to ‘re-tell’ their narrative looking for alternative stories and possible outcomes.
- Hero Book storytelling works as a therapeutic interview and is based on the principals of narrative therapy, taking the participants into their past, moving them into the present and opening them towards the future.
- Taken separately, each exercise has its own specific agenda, which includes elements of history taking, creating expressive art or rewriting a life story. The highlight of the Hero Book experience is rewriting a life story as a victor rather than as a victim.
- The group members and facilitator enter strongly into the process as supportive co-authors of the participant’s new life-story. Privacy and confidentiality are crucial to creating a safe space for all participants.
- Each session concludes with time for reflection and sharing. Participants are encouraged to contribute during group discussions but it is not compulsory.
- At the end, you will have created a well-illustrated and graphic personal document as witness to your story.
Additional Outcomes
Those participants, who wish to, will be in a position to become facilitators, with mentorship. A facilitator’s manual is provided.
Suicide Prevention: A practical approach towards working with self-harming and suicidal patients
Suicide is a growing concern world wide and has far reaching and devastating consequences for all. Dealing with suicidal patients is not uncommon among mental health workers, and yet there is still much uncertainty on best interventions, especially given the many ethical considerations and challenges one encounters. The objective of this two part training is to discuss and explore this complex phenomenon to better equip mental health care workers in risk and prevention management as well as treatment of depressed and suicidal patients. The statistics, causes and warning signs will be discussed and case studies presented. A practical framework with a risk assessment strategy will be included as well as researched theories that aim to provide a better understanding of suicidal and self-harming behaviours.
This course aims
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To discuss suicide statistics in South Africa
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To discuss both adolescent and adult mental health
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To provide practitioners with a practical guide to do a suicide risk assessment
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To identify the causes and triggers of suicidal behaviour
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To recognize warning signs and identify those most at risk
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To know what to do and when to act- treatment options
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To put together safety plans
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What to do when a suicide is completed
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Ethical considerations will be discussed
Outcomes
At the end of the presentation participants would have gained an understanding of:
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The possible causes and precipitating factors
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How to identify and assist those most at risk
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Knowing when to act, what to do ethically and how to put safety plans in place
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Knowing who to contact and what to do with an actively suicidal patient
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What to do following a suicide, particularly in a school environment
Dates
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7 & 14 April 2021
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8 & 15 September 2021
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SACSSP: ---
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HPCSA: ---
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Book Online or email famtrac@famsawc.org.za -
Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training
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Once booked we will email you an invoice
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Proof of payment can be emailed to famtrac@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat
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Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training
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