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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
(ASIST)
ASIST is a 2-day workshop designed to teach the skills to competently
and confidently intervene with a youth at risk of suicide. Developed
by LivingWorks Education, Inc., the workshop prepares Youth Gatekeepers
to integrate principles of intervention into everyday practice.
The curriculum is divided into 4 learning modules: attitudes,
knowledge, intervention & resources. Skills and principles
are illustrated with case studies presented in videos and live
dramatizations, role-play simulations, discussions and in the Suicide
Intervention Handbook.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be better able to:
- Reduce attitudinal barriers which hinder the ability to be
direct and comfortable with suicidal situations
- Dispel myths about youth suicide
- Identify the indicators and assess suicidal risk
- Intervene with a youth at risk of suicide
- Engage in efforts to build collaborative resource networks
for suicidal youth.
Trainers hold advanced degrees in social work, counseling or psychology,
and are certified by LivingWorks, Inc. as accomplished practitioners
in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
YSPP periodically offers ASIST Workshops at our offices in North
Seattle. Please check our scheduled training page, or contact
us for
schedule information.
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