Alleghany Highlands Community Services Sets ASIST Training, Oct. 25-26   Covington, VA (Oct. 11, 2018) - Alleghany Highlands Community Services is excited to announce that we will be holding a two-day ASIST training on Thursday, October 25th and Friday, October 26th at the First Christian Church in Covington, Va. This is an all-day training which will begin at 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. both days. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop—anyone 16 or older can learn and use the ASIST model. Since its development in 1983, ASIST has received regular updates to reflect improvements in knowledge and practice, and over 1,000,000 people have taken the workshop. Studies show that the ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings in those at risk and is a cost-effective way to help address the problem of suicide. Learning goals and objectives Over the course of their two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:      â€˘     Understand the ways that personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions      â€˘     Provide guidance and suicide first aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs      â€˘     Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it      â€˘     Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large      â€˘     Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care Please let Sarah Deffinbaugh know if you have any staff that would benefit from this training by completing the following registration form by October 10th, 2018. Registrations forms can be returned to sdeffinbaugh@ahcsb.org or by fax at (540)-965-2105. Please feel free to contact Sarah with any questions at (540)-965-2100 extension 122. Registration Form Name: ________________________________________ Organization___________________________________ Phone Number__________________________________
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