Geraldton Men's Table - ASIST Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop

The Men's Table - ASIST Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop

Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd May 2021; 9:00 - 5:00 pm each day

FREE FULL SCHOLARSHIP TRAINING + cost for lunches


We're delighted to offer the Geraldton community a FREE Full Scholarship Training in collaboration with Living Works + a charge for lunch catering.

ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop. During the two-day interactive session, participants learn to intervene and help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over 1,000,000 people have taken the workshop, and studies have proven that the ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings for those at risk. Developed in 1983 and regularly updated to reflect improvements in knowledge and practice,virtually anyone age 16 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, can become an ASIST-trained caregiver.

Workshop features:

• Presentations and guidance from two LivingWorks registered trainers
• A scientifically proven intervention model
• Powerful audiovisual learning aids
• Group discussions
• Skills practice and development
• A balance of challenge and safety

ASIST has saved and changed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world

The ASIST workshop is divided into five sections that follow in a logical progression to gradually build comfort and understanding around suicide and suicide intervention. 

Preparing: Sets the tone, norms, and expectations of the learning experience.
Connecting: Sensitizes participants to their own attitudes towards suicide. Creates an understanding of the impact that attitudes can have on the intervention process.
Understanding: Overviews the intervention needs of a person at risk. It focuses on providing participants with the knowledge and skills to recognize risk and develop safeplans to reduce the risk of suicide.
Assisting: Presents a model for effective suicide intervention. Participants develop their skills through observation and supervised simulation experiences in large and small groups.
Networking: Generates information about resources in the local community. Promotes a commitment by participants to transform local resources into helping networks.