ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) 2-DAYS APRIL 29 & 30

LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a 2-day, interactive, skills-based workshop that prepares people to provide suicide first aid using a unique 6-task model.

BOTH DAYS (April 29 & 30, 8:30am to 4:30pm) MUST BE ATTENDED IN FULL TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATION.

LivingWorks ASIST teaches participants to provide a skilled intervention and develop a collaborative safety plan to keep someone safe and alive. Trusted by professionals yet learnable by anyone, LivingWorks ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention model.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone aged 16+ years is encouraged to take LivingWorks ASIST. It provides a suicide first-aid intervention model for relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. It can also be incorporated into more formal helping roles such as counseling, health care, crisis services, or chaplaincy. You can play a vital role in creating Networks of Safety from suicide.

What Will You Learn?

In LivingWorks ASIST you will learn how to help someone thinking about suicide develop a personalized SafePlan to keep safe-for-now and connect with further help.

You will learn to apply a Safety Framework to guide the development of this SafePlan through a collaborativehelping relationship. You will also consider how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.

This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Horizon's Fredericton Addictions & Mental Health Services, 65 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, Canada

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