Project ASIST
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
WHAT IS PROJECT ASIST?
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is an evidence-based training developed by LivingWorks to enhance suicide first aid resources. This internationally recognized two-day workshop is designed for members of all caregiving groups, giving them the skills to intervene until either the immediate risk of suicide is reduced or additional life-assistance resources can be found.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
The goal of the ASIST is to enhance a caregiver's abilities to assist a person at risk to avoid suicide. By completing the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Recognize that caregivers and persons at risk are affected by personal and societal attitudes
about suicide
- Discuss suicide with a person at risk in a direct manner
- Identify risk alerts and develop safe plans related to them
- Demonstrate the skills required to intervene with a person at risk of suicide
- List the types of resources available to a person at risk of suicide, including themselves
- Make a commitment to improving community resources
- Recognize that suicide prevention is broader than suicide first aid and includes life
promotion and self-care for caregivers
WHO SHOULD TAKE THE ASIST TRAINING?
- All caregivers
- Professionals and paraprofessionals
- Anyone interested in learning more about helping others
- Mental health professionals and social workers
- Physicians and Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Teachers
- Counselors
- Youth workers
- Police, Fire and Rescue
- Correctional Facility staff
- Faith communities
- School and college leadership
Project ASIST is a 16 hour training.
Cost: $100 per person or $125 per person (with CEUs)
For questions about Project ASIST or to schedule a training,
contact Christine Emond at (401) 722-3560 ext. 354 or
Kate Noveau at (401) 553-1000 ext. 1006!
Download an information sheet!
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