Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Workplace Mental Health Training
Description
Would you know what to do if someone talked to you about having thoughts of suicide?
LivingWorks ASIST is the world's leading suicide intervention skills training.
ASIST is trusted by professionals, approved by the World Health Organisation and learnable by anyone, LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the only workshop of its kind.
Updating continually to reflect new knowledge, LivingWorks ASIST has been training people to provide suicide first aid interventions for 40 years.
The LivingWorks ASIST experience
- LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.
- 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.
Two knowledgeable, Lifeline Canberra supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring a comfortable and safe learning environment.
Course topics
This course covers the following topics:
- Suicide first aid approach
- Feelings and experiences relating to suicide
- Connecting: building connections, identifying invitations and asking the question
- Understanding: hearing the story and understanding choices
- Assisting: supporting safety, developing a safe plan and confirming actions
- Networking: support for persons at risk and community resources
Course outcomes
The key outcomes of this course are:
- Increased awareness of suicidality
- Recognising risk indicators and responding to meet individual safety needs
- Provision of the ASIST Pathway to Assisting Life
- Identifying the key elements and implementation of an effective suicide safety plan
- Recognising other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care
Course format
- Delivery: face-to-face at your workplace, or a venue provided by you
- Participants: min 12, max 18 per course
- Cost: available on request
Make a booking
To make a booking for your corporate group, please contact us via email on training@act.lifeline.org.au