ASIST – Sydney 2nd - 3rd October

Sydney - ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - MATES in Construction

Event description

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

ASIST is a 2-day interactive face-to-face workshop in suicide first aid.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop. Participants learn to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide, apply a suicide first-aid intervention model and respond in ways that help to increase their immediate safety and link them to further help.

Virtually anyone aged 16 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, can become an ASIST-trained caregiver and learn the skills to intervene and save a life from suicide. Professionals, workplaces, and community members have all found great value in ASIST training.

Any one of us could face a situation where suicide first aid is needed. ASIST applies in everyday situations with family, friends, co-workers, or teammates and in professional roles or volunteering.
In ASIST you will:
• Discuss suicide risk and safety openly and directly.
• Consider how attitudes and experiences affect helping.
• Learn and apply a model for suicide first aid intervention; and
• Share ways to care for and support yourself as a helper.

Cost: $330+ GST.

For more information please contact.

Heather Drew - 0411 955 005 hdrew@mates.org.au 

Andrew Bate - 0499 228 751 abate@mates.org.au

Marc Finnigan - 0488 163 475 mfinnigan@mates.org.au

Parking: available on-site, there is public transport nearby at Bella Vista Train station. 

Catering: Morning tea and lunch provided. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please provide them during registration.

Other Requirements: All materials for the course are provided and You must attend BOTH days.

Dress code: Smart Casual

It would be appreciated if you could arrive at 8.15 am on the first morning and 8.30 am on the second morning for a prompt start. 

The course finishes each day at 4.30 pm. Attendance both days is mandatory.