Course Info

ASIST is a 2 day course which uses small and large groups, and requires active participation by the participants. Flexible teaching styles, simulation exercises, learning aids and audiovisual materials encourage a high level of participation. Two highly acclaimed award winning videos are used exclusively in the course.

Much of the learning occurs in small work groups. This format encourages the development of participation, trust, acceptance and mutual support. It breaks down barriers, focuses attention and heightens learning.

Full attendance during both days of the workshop is essential. On completion of the course participants will receive:

• Certificate of attendance
• Training workbook & related materials
• Suicide Intervention Manual
• Information on local/national resources

The goals of the training are to enable participants to:

• Recognise that caregivers/healthcare workers and persons at risk are affected by personal and societal attitudes about suicide
• Discuss suicide with a person at risk in a direct manner
• Identify risk alerts and develop a safeplan related to them
• Demonstrate the skills required to intervene with a person at risk of suicide
• List the types of resources available to a person at risk of suicide, including themselves
• Make a commitment to improving community resources; and
• Recognise that suicide prevention is broader than suicide first aid and includes life promotion and self-care for caregivers/healthcare workers.

Location of Courses

The course can be conducted wherever our trainers can travel! We aim to use local trainers wherever possible. Please see the Inhouse courses page to "buy in" a course to be delivered for you.

We also run ASIST Training for Trainers (T4T) course and a local program of open courses in the Wealden, Eastbourne and Lewes District areas of East Sussex.

Upcoming Courses  

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