ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may be at risk 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—ASIST can be learned and used by anyone.

Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions

Provide 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

Appreciate 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

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Tune-up is a half-day refresher course developed by LivingWorks Education for participants who have completed ASIST. The workshop offers participants an opportunity to review the Pathway for Assisting Life Model, discuss successes and challenges in using the model, and clarify concepts covered within the model.

This 3.5-hour workshop is only for people with a valid ASIST certificate. This will allow you to renew your ASIST certification for a further two years. Please email proof of certificate prior to registering for the workshop.

If you are unable to attend training in person at this time but are in need of training on suicide prevention, there is a 90-minute online program through LivingWorks called LivingWorks Start for more information go here https://www.livingworks.net/start.

For more information, please email info@sp-rc.ca or call 780-539-6680.

5005 – 53 Avenue

Grimshaw, AB

T0H 1W0

Tel: 825-238-0038

Email: northpeace@sp-rc.ca