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NAWP : ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
A two-day suicide first aid interactive workshop

ASIST is highly interactive and informative two-day training and as participants you will increase your knowledge and confidence to respond to a person at risk of suicide.

The challenge

  • Every year more people die by suicide than from all of the several armed conflicts around the world and, in many places, about the same or more than those dying in traffic accidents.
  • For every suicide, there may be up to 100 times more who are injured by non-fatal suicidal behaviors.
  • In any year, as many as 6% of the population have serious thoughts of suicide.
  • How can further deaths and injuries be prevented?
  • How can we support people to choose life when something prevents them from seeing a way forward?

    • The opportunity

  • Most people considering suicide share their distress and their intent.
  • Training can help us see and respond to these invitations to help.
  • It can give you the confidence to ask about suicide if you are concerned about someone’s safety.
  • It can provide you with the tools to help prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

    • The participants
    ASIST provides practical training for caregivers seeking to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Participants often include:

  • people concerned about family, friends
  • support workers and advisers
  • emergency service workers
  • counsellors, school staff
  • mental health practitioners
  • workers in health, welfare or justice
  • community volunteers and ministers

    • Working mostly in small groups of one trainer to no more than 15 participants, ASIST uses many different teaching processes to create a practice-oriented and interactive learning experience.

    The outcome

  • The emphasis of the ASIST workshop is on suicide first aid, on helping a person at risk stay safe and seek further help.
  • Attendance at the full two days is essential.

    • Suicide intervention skills are learned through discussion, simulations, and practice.

    Dates, Venue and Price:

  • Tuesday 25th September and Wednesday 26th September 2007
  • Please note, this is a 2 day training and attendance at the full 2 days is essential
  • East London Child Care Institute, 1 Mark Street, Stratford, London, E15 4GY
  • £160 (individuals/voluntary organisations)
  • £240 (statutory organisations)
  • The price of the training includes lunch & refreshments throughout the day + a training workbook, a suicide intervention handbook, a pocket card summarising the intervention model, and a certificate of completion
  • A 15% discount is available to members of the East London Self-harm Forum

    • We can also provide ASIST in-house for teams/organisations. Please contact us for further information

    For further information or bookings, please contact:

  • Ami Gill, Project Coordinator agill@nawp.org
  • Gurpreet Virdee, Development Manager gvirdee@nawp.org

    • Additional Information about ASIST:

  • To download a leaflet, please go to http://www.livingworks.net/pdfs/ASX_Pmphlt_PRINT.pdf

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