Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - this workshop prepares participants to provide suicide-first aid. ASIST is an internationally recognised training program where participants learn how to identify people with thoughts of suicide, understand how beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide intervention and a practical guide to doing suicide interventions through the Pathways for Assisting Life (PAL) model. • Identify people who have thoughts of suicide. • Understand how beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide interventions. • Understand a person at risk’s story about suicide and recognise turning points • Conduct a safety assessment and develop a safe-for-now plan • Confirm the person at risk’s faith in the safe plan and their intent to follow it through ASIST is a two-day workshop that runs from 9am until 5pm both days. Attendance to both days is compulsory to achieve accreditation.