Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
Are you passionate about the prevention of Suicide?
We Are Now Official ASIST Training Providers
Listening 2 U is proud to announce that we are now authorised training providers for the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop — a globally recognised program in suicide first aid.
Listening 2 U is proud to announce that we are now authorised training providers for the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop — a globally recognised program in suicide first aid.
What is ASIST?
ASIST is a two-day, interactive workshop that teaches participants how to:
- Identify when someone may be having thoughts of suicide
- Engage in a compassionate and direct conversation
- Develop a safety plan in collaboration with the individual at risk
Who Can Attend?
While ASIST is widely used by healthcare and support professionals, no formal qualifications are required to participate.
Anyone aged 16 or over can attend and benefit from the training.
Why ASIST?
While ASIST is widely used by healthcare and support professionals, no formal qualifications are required to participate.
Anyone aged 16 or over can attend and benefit from the training.
Why ASIST?
- Developed by LivingWorks in 1983
- Over 2 million participants worldwide
- Continually updated to reflect best practices
- Proven to reduce suicidal ideation and increase safety
- Recognised as a cost-effective, evidence-based intervention
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What will you learn as an ASIST trained first aider?
After your ASIST training, you will be better able to:
What are the workshop features?
After your ASIST training, you will be better able to:
- Be suicide alert – identify people who have thoughts of suicide
- Understand the reasons behind thoughts of suicide and the reasons for living
- Assess risk and safety – develop a plan to increase the safety of the person at risk of suicide
- Recognise invitations for help
- Recognise potential barriers of seeking help
- Offer support – recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care
- Effectively apply a suicide intervention model
- Link people with community resources
- Gain confidence in talking about suicide armed with the tools to manage the conversation
What are the workshop features?
- Presentations and guidance from two LivingWorks registered trainers
- A scientifically proven intervention model
- Powerful audio-visual learning aids
- Group discussions
- Skills practice and development
- A balance of challenge and safety
- Participant materials include a 20-page workbook, wallet card, and sticker. Participants also receive a certificate upon completing the workshop.
What is the structure of an ASIST workshop?
The ASIST workshop is divided into five sections that follow in a logical progression to gradually build comfort, confidence and understanding around suicide and suicide intervention.
Preparing: Sets the tone, norms, and expectations of the learning experience over the two days.
Connecting: Enables participants to reflect on their own attitudes towards suicide. This creates an understanding of the impact that attitudes can have on the intervention process.
Understanding: An overview of the intervention needs of a person at risk. The trainers focus on providing participants with the knowledge and skills to:
Assisting: Presents a model for effective suicide intervention. Participants develop their skills through observation and supervised simulation exercises in large and small groups.
Networking: The trainers share information about resources in the local community and promote participant commitment to encouraging the transformation of local resources into helping networks.
The ASIST workshop is divided into five sections that follow in a logical progression to gradually build comfort, confidence and understanding around suicide and suicide intervention.
Preparing: Sets the tone, norms, and expectations of the learning experience over the two days.
Connecting: Enables participants to reflect on their own attitudes towards suicide. This creates an understanding of the impact that attitudes can have on the intervention process.
Understanding: An overview of the intervention needs of a person at risk. The trainers focus on providing participants with the knowledge and skills to:
- Recognise risk
- Develop safe plans to reduce the risk of suicide
- Increase the safety of the person
Assisting: Presents a model for effective suicide intervention. Participants develop their skills through observation and supervised simulation exercises in large and small groups.
Networking: The trainers share information about resources in the local community and promote participant commitment to encouraging the transformation of local resources into helping networks.
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