[bsw] FW: Building suicide safer community - please feel free to pass this on to others

[Pamela Hammond]

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

(listed on the SPRC best practices registry)


The Challenge


Every year more people die by suicide than from all of the armed
conflicts around the world and, in many places, about the same or more
than those dying in traffic accidents. For every suicide, there may be
up to 100 times more who are injured by nonfatal suicidal behaviors. In
a given week, one in 20, or 5-7% of the population, has had serious
thoughts of suicide. How can further deaths and injuries be prevented?
How can we support people to choose life when something prevents them
from seeing a way forward?


Opportunity


Most people considering suicide share their distress and their intent.
Training can help us see and respond to these invitations to help. It
can give you the confidence to ask about suicide if you are concerned
about someone's safety. It can provide you with the tools to help
prevent the immediate risk of suicide. This workshop is appropriate for
professional and non-professional caregivers.


The Outcome


The emphasis of the ASIST workshop is on learning suicide first-aid, on
learning to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help.
Attendance at the full two days is essential. 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

Evaluations have shown that the workshop increases caregivers' knowledge
and confidence to respond to a person at risk of suicide, that
intervention skills are retained over time and that they are put to use
to save lives.

 


TWO Workshop Opportunities


Trainers: Elizabeth Koshy, PhD and Monica Kintigh, PhD, LPC


Choice One: March 16-17(Monday &Tuesday)


Choice Two: May 28-29 (Thursday & Friday)


8:30 am- 4:30 pm

Brown-Lupton University Union, 2901 Stadium Dr.

Texas Christian University

Cost: $150, tuition subsidized and free to TCU Faculty & Staff

Continental breakfast and snacks included, lunch on your own

14 LPC and Social Work CEUs available

 

Faculty/staff register through this link 

http://www.counseling.tcu.edu/ASIST.asp 

 

Community members register through Extended Education

https://lifelong.is.tcu.edu/wconnect/ShowSchedule.awp?~~GROUP~NCPER~Pers
onal+Development

 

 

Create a life-assisting community. It begins with you. The benefits live
on.



 

 

 

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