Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

How can we support people to choose life when painful expereinces prevent them from seeing a way forward?

ASIST provides practical support for caregivers seeking to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Participants often include people concerned about family and friends; counsellors, psychologists and social workers; teachers and ministers; workers in health, welfare and justice; community volunteers; emergency service workers.

This interactive program includes teaching, discussion, video's (DVD), and skills practise plus morning and afternoon tea's and lunch. Participants also recieve a certificate, a handbook and an E-Book (Compact Disk).

Times:

9:00am to 4:30pm

Cost:

$295.00

Venue:

Ringwood Regent Motel
346 Maroondah Highway
Ringwood 3134

Phone: 9870 4344

Dates:

Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 May 2010

Thursday 17 and Friday 18 June 2010

Thursday 1 and Friday 2 July 2010

Thursday 7 and Friday 8 October 2010

(Please note: Attendance on both days is required. Dates and times are subject to change.)

For more information about the workshop contact Darrell Hinga, Vicki Costello or Donna Pendergast by phone or email on (03)9259 4100 or training@each.com.au.