Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) was developed by “LivingWorks". ASIST offers a complete model of suicide first-aid intervention that provides a consistent approach to helping from initial contact through follow-up. ASIST has a developed structure with phases and tasks, and uses collaborative intervention processes to ensure active engagement, good contact, collaborative problem-solving, risk review, safe planning, and safe plan follow-up. ASIST is a two-day workshop (presented over two consecutive days) that is designed to enhance caregiver skills to intervene until either the immediate risk of suicide is reduced or additional resources can be located. The goal of the workshop is to allow participants to walk away with the ability to:

•    Discuss suicide in a direct manner with people who are experiencing thoughts of it
•    Identify risk alerts and develop safe plans
•    Demonstrate the skills required to intervene with a person having thoughts of suicide
•    List the types of resources available

ASIST is designed to help caregivers become more willing, ready, and able to help people experiencing suicide & suicidal thoughts. Suicide can be prevented with the help of prepared caregivers. Just as “CPR” skills may make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills used in suicide first aid.
ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize risk and learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The workshop is for all caregivers (any person in a position of trust). This includes professionals, paraprofessionals, and lay people. It is suitable for mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy, and community volunteers, or anyone who may want to learn more about how to support those in their lives.
Participants will be eligible to receive 14 hours of continuing education credit for this course, if requested.

For questions about this class please contact:
Daniel Lichok
412-328-6376
[email protected]