Meet Our Tutors

I'm Rose, founder of Start the Conversation and a passionate, experienced and international tutor of suicide prevention:
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One of just 16 tutors currently accredited to teach SFAUSI: Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Intervention, the UK's only National Qualification in suicide prevention (City & Guilds Level 4)
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A licensed LivingWorks master trainer, having delivered over 35 ASIST programme across both hemispheres.
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A consultant tutor for the National Centre for Suicide Prevention Training UK CIC.
I'm also a counsellor, manager, friend, sister, yogi and singer amongst other things.
I actively promote and deliver suicide prevention skills training within our communities because we are all human beings and because suicide doesn't discriminate. I have trained GPs, teachers, parents, counsellors, students, youth workers, managers, police officers, veterans, firefighters. Together with colleagues, I am striving to share this education to more people, regardless of their professional background, across the South East and beyond.
I am passionate about empowering people to overcome their fears and find the words to talk about suicide, because I believe, no, I know, that talking saves lives. It saved mine. And not just talking, listening too. A conversation; a brave, bold and necessary conversation.
I believe we are all capable of learning how to prevent suicide, by gaining the confidence to talk about suicide in a conversation that, maybe one day, could save a life.
What have our learners said? Read more testimonials here.
Associate Tutor Team
My fellow Associate Tutors are accredited by City & Guilds, and consistently deliver high-quality, engaging training experiences to our clients around the UK and beyond. They are each experts in their field, with proven achievements and success in Mental Health, Further Education, Local Authority, Human Resources, Coaching and more.
As a team, we actively encourage one another's professional and personal growth, and recognise - as with our learners in our training rooms, and our friends, neighbours and colleagues in our communities - that together, we are worth more than the sum of our parts.
Alison
Alison is Suicide First Aid Associate Tutor specialising in suicide prevention training.Andrea
Andrea is Suicide First Aid Associate Tutor specialising in suicide prevention training.Bernadette
Bernadette is Suicide First Aid Associate Tutor specialising in suicide prevention training.Jamie
Jamie is Suicide First Aid Associate Tutor specialising in suicide prevention training.Karen
Karen is Suicide First Aid Associate Tutor specialising in suicide prevention training.Rusty
Rusty is Suicide First Aid Associate Tutor specialising in suicide prevention training.To learn more about our Associate Tutors, or enquire about joining our team, contact us.