Lifeline Canberra is experienced at and offers delivery of a wide range of training courses to the Community and Corporate sector. At Lifeline we run training for organisations (Community Sector as well as Government Departments) on a range of topics.

Some such sessions available include “Accidental Counsellor”; Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and also Mental Health First Aid. We also run other programs relating to Dealing with Difficult Calls, Building Quality Client Relationships, Emergency Readiness - Personal Support after Disaster and other such similar topics. Lifeline has expertise in delivering training in two areas; Volunteer Training and Community or Corporate Training.

We run Public Workshops that are available for anyone in the community or we can discuss coming to you to run a specific workshop that has been designed for you and your staff/situation. Lifeline Canberra have training rooms and facilities available, equally we can arrange to come to your location and deliver a session in-house session for you.

Click here to download a course information brochure.

Click here to see our Training Calendar for upcoming courses.

Click here to download a registration form applicable to all courses. 

Upcoming Training

Accidental Counsellor

This two-day program has been developed for people who find themselves in situations where counselling or empathetic communication is required. The program focuses on the importance of communication and resilience in a work place and provides participants with a range of skills to work effectively with clients who are distressed, agitated or in crisis.

 Mental Health First Aid

This two-day course addresses many mental health issues such as depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, drug and alcohol, deliberate self harm and eating disorders. 

Please download our course info sheet.

safeTALK

safeTALK is a half-day presentation which aims to increase suicide alertness by teaching participants how to recognise signs a person is in distress and considering suicide. Participants learn how to respond appropriately to a person considering suicide, and how to use available community resources to link that person with professional help.

Please download our course info sheet.

 ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Would you know what to do if someone talked to you about having thoughts of suicide? Lifeline Canberra offers a two-day program designed for people in the community who want to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping people at risk of suicide. ASIST is a highly interactive, practical, practice-oriented workshop.

Please download our course info sheet.

For further information on these training courses, please contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call   6247 0655