Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Course Aims:

ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop—ASIST can be learned and used by anyone.

Course Outcomes:

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

Recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care.

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