Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Cardiff, Feb 2026

Day 1: Module 1, Preparing

We'll start by considering the need for skills like ASIST, getting to grips with topics such as prevelance of suicide in Wales and critiquing how this is reported and recorded. We'll also get a feel for the backgrounds of attendees on the training.

Day 1: Module 2, Connecting

An opportunity for the group the connect and understand the helping experiences or hopes for training that everyone is bringing with them. We'll also deepen our self awareness of our beliefs and attitudes towards suicide, considering how these may impact an intervetion.

Day 1: Module 3, Understanding

We'll start to introduce the 6 steps of ASIST's PAL (Pathway for Assisting Life) model, focusing on how we meet the needs of the person with thoughts of suicide.