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ForwardSafe Harbor - ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training January 29-30 2025
Safe Harbor - Northwest Pennsylvania Veteran Suicide Prevention Program
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop – anyone 16 or older can learn and use the ASIST model.
Since its development in 1983, ASIST has received regular updates to reflect improvements in knowledge and practice, and over 1,000,000 people have taken the workshop. Studies show that the ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings in those at risk and is a cost-effective way to help address the problem of suicide.
Code: YOFYUG
https://cce.upmc.com/content/asist-applied-suicide-intervention-skills-training-january-29-30-2025
Target Audience
Physicians
Nursing
Social Works
Physician Assistants
Psychologists
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the ways that personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions.
- Apply 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.
- Describe the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large.
- Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care.
Additional Information
Agenda – if you have it – I just need Time – beginning end of each day (any breaks?)
Date | Time | Program Activity | Instructional Methods | Instructional Time (Quarter Hour Increments) |
Day 1 | 0800 – 0830 | Registration/CEU requirement review | Lecture | n/a |
Day 1 | 0830 – 0945 | Intro to prevention, postvention, and intervention. Statistical review of risk, overview, pre workshop feedback. | Lecture, Power Point Presentation, review of surveys completed by participants.
| 1.25 hour |
Day 1 | 0945 – 1015 | Intro to Connection and Cause of Death video | Lecture, video | .50 hours |
Day 1 | 1015 – 1100 | Connecting with feelings and experiences with suicide and helping | Work group and facilitated discussion | .75 hours |
Day 1 | 1100 – 1115 | Break |
| n/a |
Day 1 | 1115 – 1230 | Connecting attitudes with suicide and helping | Work group and facilitated discussion | 1.25 hours |
Day 1 | 1300 – 1515 | Intro to Understanding, exploring invitations, asking directly about suicide, active listening, reviewing risk. | Power Point Presentation, Lecture, work group simulations and role-play. | 2.25 hours |
Day 1 | 1515 – 1530 | Break |
| n/a |
Day 1 | 1530 – 1630 | Developing a safety plan, confirming actions | Power Point Presentation, Lecture, work group simulations and role-play. | 1 hour |
Day 2 | 0830 – 1230 (Including 15 – min. break) | Structure and process of intervention, suicide intervention model, practice simulations | Role-play simulations, work groups, facilitated discussion | 3.75 hours |
Day 2 | 1300 – 1630 | Practice simulations, community resources and relationships, feedback | Role-play simulations, facilitator feedback, work groups, Power Point Presentation | 3.5 hours |
Disclaimer Statement
The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
Zachary Cathcart - Clinical Educator, BA
Stacey Buettner - Director of Crisis Services, LCSW
Disclosure Statement: No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
Accreditation and credit designation
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 14.25 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 14.25 continuing education credits.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 14.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologist (APA)
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 14.25 AAPA Category I CME
- 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 14.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 14.25 APA
- 14.25 ASWB
- 14.25 Attendance