Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Higher Education

Presenter/s

Barry Schreier, Ph.D.

Director of Higher Education Programming

Scanlan Center for School Mental Health

Clinical Professor of Counseling Psychology

University of Iowa College of Education

Sam McVancel, Ph.D.

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

Adjunct Instructor

University of Iowa School of Social Work

Ryan Kidder, MSW, LISW

Social Worker

Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic

Event Details

Everyone can play a part in preventing suicide.

Please join the U of I Suicide Prevention Task Force, Undergraduate Student Government, and the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health (SCSMH) Clinic for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).

In this two-day, in-person workshop, U of I faculty, staff and students will learn how to prevent suicide by:

Recognizing possible signs
Providing skilled suicide intervention
Developing a safety plan to keep someone safe for now.

Participants are required to attend the full two- day workshop in-person. Lunch will be provided both days of training.

Only 40 spots are available, and will be on a first-come first-served basis.

Questions? Contact Sam McVancel at samantha-mcvancel@uiowa.edu