Advanced Helpline Skills Online is recommended for helpline workers; volunteers and call handlers who want to further develop their skills. This is a skills-based course that will build on your helpline experience and support you to effectively respond to emotional; angry and repeat callers to your service. Participants will also receive a top-level introduction to suicidal callers and safeguarding.
Helplines Partnership is the membership body for organisations that provide information, support or advice via phone, email, text or online. We have around 350 members in the UK and internationally from large national charities to small local and specialist charities as well as some businesses. We are committed to supporting organisations that provide non-face-to-face advice, support and information to improve general wellbeing. We offer training, a Helplines Standard, and consultancy to help build sustainability and promote excellence, choice and accessibility for everyone.