Cheryl Staal
Australia
Biography
Cheryl Staal has extensive experience in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention and has supported many clients affected by suicide as a witness, discovering a body or losing some they cared about. She presents unique evidenced-based best practice training she designed for workplaces to manage incidents and support staff exposed to suicide. Having been bereaved by suicide herself enables her to meld personal and practical experience, theories, and skills to guide practitioners, businesses, and others. Cheryl has spoken at many conferences regarding suicide, impacts on witnesses/discoverers, domestic violence, elder abuse and other societal issues. Along with advising organizations and government on designing and implementing integrated services suicide, domestic violence, and elder abuse fields. She is also highly skilled in providing professional supervision and professional development training for practitioners and workplaces.
Abstract
Abstract : Exposure to suicide at work: How to manage incidents and support staff and consumers