Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

ASIST: Learn the Skills. Save a Life

Suicide is preventable. Anyone can make a difference.

ASIST is a two-day workshop in suicide intervention skills. Participants learn and practice a life-saving intervention model that is evidence based and widely used by professionals and the general public. Certified and recognised, it’s consistently described as the most valuable workshop people have ever been on.

ASIST is recognised as a gold standard evidence-based suicide prevention training. Used internationally, ASIST workshops are suitable for all and help save lives.

Trusted by professionals yet learnable by anyone, LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the only workshop of its kind. Updated continually to reflect new knowledge, LivingWorks ASIST has been empowering people to provide skilled, life-saving interventions for over 35 years.

Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t want to die — instead, they are looking for a way to work through the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they usually invite others to help them in making a choice for life.

At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop, you'll learn how to prevent suicide by recognising signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.

Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring your comfort and safety.

ASIST is evidence-based and shown to be an effective approach:

·       Improves trainee skills and readiness

·       Safe for trainees, with no adverse effects from training

·       Interventions shown to increase hope and reduce suicidality

·       Training shown to increase general counseling and listening skills

Lau-Ed can come to you to deliver ASIST - contact us now to discuss your needs!