Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

ASIST requires 15 hours of in-person training for certification. The program runs 8:30am - 4pm both days.

Participants will learn to:

• Understand how personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions
• Provide individualized guidance and suicide first aid to a person with thoughts
• Identify 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 at large
• Recognize the importance of life-promotion and self-care

ASIST is founded on the principle that everyone can make a difference in preventing suicide.

Who can participate?

This ASIST workshop is only open to students enrolled in Western's Occupational Therapy program. For information about other training opportunities, please contact asisttrainers@uwo.ca