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ASIST 
Learn Suicide Internvention Skills  
June 6-7, 2012
 
8:00 am - 4:00 pm 
for more information. 

St. Mary's Foundation

800 E. Dakota Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224-3451 phone
(605) 224-3459 fax

or Email

Ellen Lee
Julie Moore
Kellie Yackley

 

 
                                                                                                                  
 
 
 
 
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop that trains individuals in suicide "first-aid".   Participants are trained how to recognize and assess the potential risk of suicide. This workshop also equips the particpant with the intervention skills to keep the  person safe until the appropriate level of ongoing help can be accessed. 
 
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.
 
ASIST is not therapy.  The emplasis of the ASIST workshop is on suicide first aid; helping a person at risk stay safe and seek
further help.  

Participants learn how to:
  • recognize invitations for help
  • reach out and offer support
  • review the risk of suicide
  • apply a suicide intervention model
  • link people with community resources
ASIST provides practical training for individuals seeking to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. 
 
Participants often include:
  • people concerned about family or friends
  • natural helpers and advisors
  • emergency service workers
  • counselors, teachers and ministers
  • mental health practitioners
  • workers in health, welfare or justice
  • community volunteers 
What makes ASSIST different?
CONNECTING: Connecting gives caregivers an opportunity to clarify and examine their own attitudes toward people
exhibiting suicidal behavior. Through connecting, caregivers can overcome attitudinal barriers that may hinder their
learning and their helpfulness.

UNDERSTANDING: Viewing a suicidal situation through the eyes of an at-risk person helps caregivers understand how
 to take care of that person's concerns. Caregivers practice how to apply their understanding in simulated scenarios
involving suicide risk.

ASSISTING: Caregivers learn the Suicide Intervention Model as a framework for understanding the process of suicide
intervention. Caregivers intensively apply suicide first aid, including connecting, understanding, and assisting skills in
intensive practice situations.


Registration
 
Date:                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012 and Thursday, June 2012
Time:                        Workshop will 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day
Location:                  Capital University Center, 925 East Sioux Ave., Pierre, SD
 
This training is offered free of charge.  This is made possible by a Suicide Prevention Grant from the Department of Social Services Division of Mental Health  for Community Partnership for Suicide Prevention (CPSP).  Credit for continuing education is available.  Note space is limited to 30 per class. 
 
Please RSVP to juliemoore@catholichealth.net to register. 
 
Registration questions?  Call Julie Moore at 224-3451 or email at juliemoore@catholichealth.net
  
 
 
suicideTalk is a 90-minute session that invites interested community members to become more aware of
suicide prevention opportunities in their community. Dealing openly with the stigma around suicide, this exploration focuses upon the question, "Should we talk about suicide?" As a suicideTALK-informed session member, you will be better able to:
  • understand how personal and community beliefs about suicide affect suicide stigma and safety
  • appreciate how the steps taught in suicideTalk can be used to help prevent suicide
  • choose among ways to help protect, preserve, and promote life in a suicide-safer community
suicideTalk can be customized for any community. Intriguing questions and a number of handouts stimulate learning. Discover commitments that you want to make.  
 
suicideTALK will be offered periodically throughout the calendar year.  Please contact Julie Moore 224-3451 or juliemoore@catholichealth.net   Trainings can also be arranged specifically for your organization.  
 
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