Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – CMHA Edmonton
Attending this two-day course will train you to intervene with an individual who is suicidal.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is an intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course
designed to help caregivers recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is
by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize that caregivers 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 safe plan 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 networking
Recognize that suicide prevention is broader than suicide intervention and, includes life promotion and self-care
for persons at risk and for caregivers
Audience
Ages 18+ – Participants can include but not limited to: parents and caregivers; natural helpers and advisors;
educators and ministers; health practitioners; justice, law enforcers, emergency workers, and community
volunteers
| Dates | Name of Training or Education | Provider | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| July | |||
| Date: July 29 & 30 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |
| September | |||
| Date: September 19 & 20 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |
| October | |||
| Date: October 3 & 4 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |
| Date: October 31 - November 1 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |
| November | |||
| Date: November 14 & 15 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |
| Date: November 28 & 29 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |
| December | |||
| Date: December 5 & 6 | Training/Education: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - CMHA Edmonton | Provider: Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region | REGISTER |