LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop in suicide first aid featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.
As the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop, LivingWorks’ ASIST program is supported by numerous evaluations including independent and peer-reviewed studies.
Results demonstrate that ASIST helps participants become more willing, ready, and able to intervene. 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.
Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring a comfortable and safe learning environment.
Learning Goals
- Learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support.
- Consider how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.
- Increase willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.
Training Details
- Modality: In-person
- Length: 2 days (16 hours)
- Cost: $5,400
- Training Capacity: A minimum of 10 participants are required to host this training.
- Presenter/s:
- Barry Schreier, PhD, Director of Higher Education Programming, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health; Clinical Professor of Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa College of Education
- Sam McVancel, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
- Taylor Ford, MSW, LISW, Assistant Director of Clinical Services and Crisis Response, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
- Ryan Kidder, MSW, LISW, Social Worker, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic