ASIST Suicide Intervention Workshop for Mental Health Practitioners

The ASIST 2 days workshop is intensive, interactive, practical, practice-oriented, and is designed for Caregivers (professionals, volunteers, students and family members) who want to feel more comfortable, confident, and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The goal of ASIST is to: enhance a caregiver’s ability to assist a person at risk to avoid suicide.

By completing the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss suicide with a person at risk in a direct manner
2. Identify risk alerts and develop a safe plan related to them
3. Demonstrate the skills required to intervene with a person at risk of suicide
4. Recognize that suicide prevention than suicide intervention, and includes life promotion and self-care for persons at risk and life promotion

Training will be facilitated by:

• Tina Gandhi, MSW, RSW is a Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in children’s mental health and child welfare counselling youth and families with depression, anxiety, learning and developmental disabilities.
• Maria Macias, MSW, RSW has been involved in social services for 20 years in residential services, community outreach & crisis intervention. Maria is an experienced ASIST trainer who cares deeply for the needs of high-risk youth, families and communities.

Training will be delivered at:

Fan/Joy Youth and Culinary Centre - 100 Trafalgar Road N, N0B 1Z0 Hillsburgh, ON

Day 1: Saturday November 7th 2020 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Day2: Sunday November 8th 2020 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

COST: $225 + HST per person includes refreshments and lunch both days prepared by Chopped Canada Champion Chef Pam Fanjoy, MSW, RSW - To reserve your spot please call 519-308-0900 or email [email protected]

Please note that there will be a maximum of 10 participants and all COVID protocols will be in place including socially distanced seating and mask use.