ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (2-Day)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a suicide first-aid intervention model for anyone who wants to learn life-saving skills. It can also be incorporated into more formal, professional helping roles.

In the course of the two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:

• Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions

• Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs

• Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it

• Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large

• Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care

What Other Participants Have Said:

"ASIST has given me a wide range of meaningful skills to support the people I care for...not only clients, but also friends and family. Thank you for this amazing training."

-Joe T, Social Worker

Host or Publisher Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare