ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (2 days)
Format
Face to face or Virtual
Number of participants
30 people
Duration
Two days
Course overview
Perhaps surprisingly, thoughts of suicide are not always related to mental ill-health.The reasons can seem challenging and complex. Furthermore, it is not always obvious when a person is at risk of suicide. Being suicide alert and talking about the reasons for wanting to live and die has been proven to help. We teachWorld Health Organisation (WHO) approved courses, developed by Living Works, that facilitate and promote this discussion while keeping both the care giver and the person at risk safe.
This is an intensive two-day course for care-givers and key community members. It teaches suicide alertness and an easy-to-remember framework of practical skills to safely initiate, complete and follow-up on a full suicide intervention.
LivingWorksASIST teaches trainees to provide a skilled intervention and develop a collaborative safety plan to keep someone safe and alive. Trusted by professionals and learnable by anyone, LivingWorks ASIST is the world's leading suicide intervention model.
Format
Sessions include:
- Presentations and guidance from two LivingWorks-registered trainers
- A scientifically proven intervention model
- Powerful audio-visual learning aids
- Group discussions
- Skills practice and development
- A balance of challenge and safety
- Materials include a 20-page workbook and wallet card.
More information about the structure of the course is available via https://www.livingworks.net/programs/asist/
Learning outcomes
- Build confidence to ask directly about suicide.
- Listen with empathy and without judgment.
- Explore personal attitudes and beliefs that affect your ability to help.
- Create a collaborative safety plan to help someone stay safe for now.
- Connect them to further care and ongoing support.
- Participants receive a certificate upon completing the workshop.
Who should attend
Cost per session
Pre-training requirement
