Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Two-day interactive workshop

Please note: To get the best from this course it is important that all participants arrive on time, and that all sessions are attended on both days. Please consider this carefully in registering for this event.

Dates: Monday18 and Tuesday 19 November 2024

Arrival and registration time: 8.45am

Time: 9.30am to 5.30pm each day

Venue: Mildura sporting Precinct, 684 Deakin Ave Mildura

Audience: Community members and health professionals (over the age of 16)

Maximum participants: 25

This event is provided at no cost by Murray PHN.

Presenters

• Chris Hermans, Director of Adult and Aged Mental Health Services, Mildura Base Public Hospital
• Alexandra West, Victoria Police Senior Sergeant, Divisional Training Officer

Overview

ASIST is founded on the principle that everyone can make a difference in preventing suicide. The more people in the community who have suicide intervention training, the more likely it is they will be able to identify someone at risk and intervene to keep them safe.

Over 100,000 people in Australia have attended ASIST, and each workshop is led by at least two registered LivingWorks trainers. LivingWorks is a social enterprise, whose primary mission is directed to saving lives.

Learning outcomes

In the course of the two-day workshop, ASIST participants will learn to:

• Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions
• Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs
• Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it
• Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community
• Recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care

F urther information

Registration queries email: educationandnetworks@murrayphn.org.au

Training information: LivingWorks ASIST

Please note: To get the best from this course it is important that all participants arrive on time, and that all sessions are attended on both days to receive certification.