ASIST is a two-day face-to-face suicide prevention and intervention workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.
Ticket price is $225.
Early Bird pricing of $175 available until October 8.
Student, First Responder, Active Military Discount = $150
About this event
The world's leading suicide intervention training program
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.
The LivingWorks ASIST experience
LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day face-to-face suicide prevention and intervention workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. Participants will earn 16 CEUs when attending the entire program, held 9am-5pm over 2 days.
At an ASIST workshop, you'll learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.
Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring your comfort and safety.
LivingWorks ASIST is proven effective
Like all of LivingWorks' core programs, LivingWorks ASIST is evidence-based. Here's what over 30 peer-reviewed studies and government reports on LivingWorks ASIST found:
Improves trainee skills and readiness
Safe for trainees, with no adverse effects from training
Interventions shown to increase hope and reduce suicidality
Training shown to increase general counseling and listening skills
Saving lives and costs, yielding return on investment of up to 50:1
LivingWorks ASIST workshops take place around the world. If there isn't already one scheduled in your area, we can work with you to bring training to your organization or community.
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Your Presenters
Adrianne Martin, MSW, LCSW has been working in the crisis field since 2007 and began working with persons with thoughts of suicide in 2009 while working on her Master’s in Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Adrianne found her calling in teaching others how to work with persons with thoughts of suicide and is a Master Trainer for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. She has recently started her private practice, A Nu Day, and is working with St. Louis DBT to provide DBT therapy to persons diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Reverend Angela M. Tate is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and has 20-years of experience in non-profit leadership including most recently at Behavioral Health Response (BHR) where she served as Vice President of Operations. Angela received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Maryville University and her Masters of Education in Counseling from University of Missouri-St Louis. She currently serves as the Associate Pastor of West Side Baptist Church in St. Louis, MO. Angela is a sought after conference speaker and workshop facilitator often speaking about topics such as Self-Care, Leadership, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health and the Church.