ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) – In Person – Portland (MC)
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
In this 2-day, interactive, skills-based training, you will learn to provide suicide first-aid using a unique 6-task model.
- Attendance on both days (8:30 am – 4:30 pm) is required to receive a certificate of completion.
- The certificate of completion is eligible for 12.75 hours of CEUs for OBPCT, MHACBO and MHAAO. The certificate is accepted by NASW via an additional step. Please inquire with the trainers on how to submit for NASW.
- Please email us if you need to cancel.
- Both days will be very intense and we hope you can find a balance in your life outside of the training to help relax after these challenging days.
- Parking Instructions: Please enter on the training side of the building that has the red rose banner.
- In addition to the registration confirmation email, a pre-training email will be sent 3 days prior to the training with further details and instructions.
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone aged 16 and over is encouraged to take ASIST. It provides a suicide first-aid intervention model for relationships with family, friends and co-workers.
- It can also be incorporated into more formal helping roles such as counseling, health care, crisis services, or chaplaincy. You can play a vital role in creating Networks of Safety from suicide.
What Will You Learn?
- In ASIST you will learn how to help someone thinking about suicide develop a personalized SafePlan to keep safe-for-now and connect with further help.
- Learn to apply a Safety Framework to guide the development of this SafePlan through a collaborative helping relationship.
- You will also consider how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.
- This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first-aid.
How Will You Learn?
- We aim to provide a safe learning environment.
- Trainer presentations and powerful videos to stimulate discussion and support learning
- Extensive opportunities for skills practice
- Shared participant experiences that enrich learning
- Trainer-facilitated workgroups to optimize participation
What Else
- Direct and honest discussion about suicide is encouraged. While sometimes challenging, this prepares helpers to openly approach people with thoughts of suicide, and to help them keep safe.
- More information about ASIST can be found here: LivingWorks ASIST
Bookings
This class is fully booked.