ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (two day workshop).

World leading and evidence-based two-day suicide prevention training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is considered to be the world's leading suicide intervention training program.

Trusted by professionals yet learnable by anyone, this two-day workshop from LivingWorks has been empowering people to have skilled, confident life-saving conversations since 1983 and is updated continually to reflect new knowledge.

Join this two-day workshop if you want to learn about what to say and do if someone is considering suicide, and especially if you:

• manage or lead a team or community
• work frontline or in a customer service role
• are in any role of high pressure or responsibility
• work with the public, young people, or groups at risk
• are worried about someone in your life

An ASIST workshop lasts two full consecutive days and attendance is required throughout.

It is a challenging and rewarding session which discusses suicide in some depth and includes direct teaching, discussion and skills practice. Participants are encouraged to participate as fully as they feel able, to take advantage of this unique learning opportunity.

Participants recieve a course workbook, and (on completion of the 2 days), a certificate.

You'll learn how to prevent suicide by recognising signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive. This workshop is an ideal follow-on from MHFA (but no prior training is required).

Over two days, you'll be offered safe and supported opportunities to:

• safely explore your personal and professional experiences with suicide
• examine your own beliefs and attitudes around suicide
• consider how our experiences impact our beliefs and attitudes about using suicide first aid
• better understand the needs of a person thinking about suicide - and how to use suicide first aid to meet those needs
• learn and practice a model of suicide intervention called PAL: the Pathway for Assisting Life

Suicide can be a difficult subject to talk about, and most people have been affected by suicide in some way. You are not alone if you are feeling apprehensive about attending the workshop.

Rest assured that your experiences and prior learning will be acknowledged and respected. Your trainers are skilled at holding any discomfort, recognising when more support is needed and finding the delicate balance between safety and challenge.

If you choose to take part in this training, your trainers recommend that you:

• Clear your diary for the evenings before, during and after the workshop, as much as possible.
• Nominate in your mind someone you could talk to afterwards, if you need to. This might be someone at work or in your personal life. Your trainers will suggest other support too.
• If you have questions or concerns before the session, email [email protected]

CHARLOTTE CROCKER is a freelance Trainer and Facilitator with many years of experience within the aviation and emergency services industries:

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NICK BROWN is an experienced Trainer, Facilitator & Coach with over 100 ASIST workshops delivered. He is also a Mentor and National Coach. He has extensive background in HR and mental health:

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Bookings for more than one person:

If you require spaces for multiple team members, the following rates apply. Simply email us to request an invoice - see below.
10-15 people - £180 per person
16-20 people - £170 per person

If you would like information on booking an in-house ASIST course for your team or company please contact: [email protected]

The Venue: Horsham Football Club is a modern clubhouse, an approx 7 minute drive from Horsham station, which has links to Gatwick Airport, and London Victoria. The Club is situated across the road from Hop Oast Service station, (A24), which also houses a Little Waitrose, Costa Express and Uber Eats.

Free parking on site, tea and coffee provided, but we do ask you to provide your own lunch/snacks. Our lunch break on an ASIST course is 1 hour.

Please note, the training rooms are on the upper floor, accessed by a staircase, and unfortunately this venue does not have any other accessibilty to the upper floor.

Request an Invoice:

If you are buying multiple spaces, or require an invoice for any other reason, you can request one by emailing [email protected] with the following information:

• Your name, phone number, role and organisation
• Your organisation's billing address
• How you heard about this workshop
• If you have any other needs, let us know how we can we best support you to feel comfortable and help you to learn
• Anything else you want or need your trainers to know

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