District II Alcohol & Drug Program will be providing a Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) at the Miles City VA Hospital Auditorium, 210 Winchester, Miles City, on Monday and Tuesday Jan. 23-24 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day. The training is free with continuing education and post credits provided.
ASIST is a two-day workshop designed to teach the skills to competently and confidently intervene with an individual at risk of suicide. Developed by Living Works Education, Inc., the workshop prepares Gatekeepers to integrate principles of intervention into everyday practice. The curriculum is divided into four learning modules: attitudes, knowledge, intervention and resources. Skills and principles are illustrated with case studies presented in videos and live dramatizations, role-play simulations, and discussions. Training participants will be provided with Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training handbook, workbooks as well as networking opportunities with class participants.
The training will be facilitated by certified ASIST Trainers Tim Anderson, District II Alcohol & Drug Program clinical director, and Tara Hubing, Circle Public Schools counselor.
Breakfast and lunch are provided with lunches sponsored by the Miles City Local Advisory Council on Mental Health.
Registration is necessary as class participation is limited. Please contact Ronda Welnel at District II Alcohol & Drug Program at 433-4097 to register or email [email protected]
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