ASIST for CITY OF PHOENIX EMPLOYEES ONLY

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This specific workshop is funded through a grant from the City of Phoenix, and our goal is to outreach residents and professionals within Greater Phoenix areas. This session is for City of Phoenix employees.

The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) evidence-based workshop is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident, and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over two million caregivers have received this training worldwide and it is the gold standard for suicide intervention. Just as "CPR" skills make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills needed for life assisting suicide first aid. ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide and provide safety-for-now.

The workshop is designed for all caregivers (any person over 16 in a position of trust). This includes professionals, para-professionals, and lay people. It is suitable for mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy, and community volunteers. In ASIST, sophisticated helping concepts are translated into generic language so that different types of caregivers can learn together. ASIST is the most widely used suicide intervention training program in the world. Additional information including CEU resources is available online at http://www.livingworks.net.

Please note: Participation in the full two days is required; any partial absences will result in participant having to retake course from the beginning.

Cost: Mercy Care believes in supporting communities to be safer from suicide, and is therefore supplementing all costs of the training. The average value of this two-day course is $285 per person and you may see it offered elsewhere for a fee. This specific workshop is funded through a grant from the City of Phoenix, and our goal is to outreach residents and professionals within Greater Phoenix areas.

Safety considerations: Persons who have experienced recent suicide behavior or loss may find it helpful to wait until healing has occurred before taking this course. Sometimes, personal experience gets in the way of learning to help others. We aim to create a safe learning environment for all. Help is available 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk by calling the Arizona behavioral health crisis line at 1-844-534-4673 or 1-844-534-HOPE. Text HOPE to 4HOPE (44673).

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