ASIST Workshop - Feeling Strong Dundee

Kevin Ditcham - Suicide Intervention Training

Anyone can learn the skills to help someone stay safe with their suicide thoughts. Every community needs suicide first-aid helpers.

Feeling Strong Hub

<h3>‘Suicide prevention is everyone’s business’; that’s the clear message from the Scottish Government since the launch of Scotland’s <a href="https://www.gov.scot/news/suicide-prevention-strategy-creating-hope-together/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">new Suicide Prevention Strategy</a> – ‘Creating Hope Together’.</h3>Trusted by professionals yet learnable by anyone, LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the only workshop of its kind. Updated continually to reflect new knowledge, LivingWorks ASIST has been empowering people to provide skilled, life-saving interventions for over 35 years.LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day comprehensive workshop in suicide first aid developed by <a href="https://www.livingworks.net" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LivingWorks Education</a>, a leading world provider of suicide intervention training. Each ASIST workshop is facilitated by two registered trainers who have completed the five-day Training for Trainers (T4T) course. This community workshop is being provided by local youth mental health charity <a href="https://www.feelingstrong.co.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Feeling Strong</a> and is being provided for anyone in the community who would like to become a suicide first-aid caregiver.PAY IT FORWARD The pay it forward model means that professionals and others in the community are asked to pay the small £90 ticket fee that will support a young person to attend the workshop and learn the skills to become suicide first aiders. Young people aged 16-25 years old can book the free tickets. A waitlist will be activated so please join this if there are no tickets left. <h2>What Will You Learn?</h2>In LivingWorks ASIST you will learn how to help someone thinking about suicide develop a personalised SafePlan to keep safe-for-now and connect with further help.You will learn to apply a Safety Framework to guide the development of this SafePlan through a collaborative helping relationship.You will also consider how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.<h2>How Will You Learn?</h2>We aim to provide a safe learning environment. The learning process includes:• Trainer presentations and powerful videos to stimulate discussion and support learning; • Extensive opportunities for skills practice;• Shared participant experiences that enrich learning;• Trainer-facilitated workgroups to optimise participation.Direct and honest discussion about suicide is encouraged. While sometimes challenging, this prepares helpers to openly approach people with thoughts of suicide, and to help them keep safe.<h2>Everyone is welcome </h2>Anyone aged 16+ years is encouraged to take LivingWorks ASIST. It provides a suicide first-aid intervention model for relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. It can also be incorporated into more formal helping roles such as counseling, health care, community work, social work, crisis services, or chaplaincy. You can play a vital role in creating Networks of Safety from suicide. Places are limited to 30, so book fast! If you book a ticket but are then no longer able to attend, please let us know so we can make sure someone else has the chance to come along. <h2>A final note</h2>We want to be clear about what you can expect: <ul><li>You must attend for the full two day workshop to get your certificate.</li><li>Please bring water and a pen with you.</li><li>Tea and coffee will be available, but lunch is not provided. </li><li>Limited parking is available nearby, so use public transport or active travel to get here if you can.</li></ul>No previous experience or training is necessary. Participants will be asked to self-reflect and empathise with a person having thoughts of suicide. There is no expectation of participants to share their personal experiences. For further information, or if you have any questions, please email your trainer, Kevin, directly on kgditcham@gmail.com. This course is not therapy. If you have been affected by suicide recently, you might wish to attend at a later date. Equally, you may find the course an important part of your recovery. Your trainer and community support resource person will ensure your safety throughout the workshop.

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