SIX TRAINING OPTIONS
Which is right for you?
1.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
In-Person / $250 / 2-Days
2.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Virtual / $250 / 10 hours
3.
FOR PRIMARY CARE
Virtual / 2-Days
4.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
In-Person / $60 / 4 hours
5.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Virtual / $39.95 / 1-2 hours
6.
Custom WORKSHOP
FOR GROUPS
Customized to your needs.
TRAINING OPTIONS IN-DEPTH
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
ASIST is a two-day, in-person workshop for those who want to increase their skills in order to help prevent the immediate risk of suicide for children, youth, or adults. The intended audience for ASIST may include, but is not limited to, school staff, mental health providers, healthcare providers, clergy, human resource personnel, law enforcement, student affairs staff, youth workers, peer support workers, friends, family members, and caregivers. ASIST is designed to help all participants become more willing, ready, and able to support people who are having thoughts of suicide.
After completing the training, participants will:
● Understand how our attitudes and beliefs affect our views on suicide and our interventions
● Gain confidence in providing suicide first-aid to a person in ways that meet their individual safety needs
● Identify the elements of creating and implementing an effective suicide safety plan
● Generate ideas for a variety of suicide prevention and intervention resources in the community
● Recognize important aspects of suicide prevention, including life promotion and self-care
ASIST is an internationally recognized suicide prevention training program and is in the Best Practice Registry for suicide prevention. To learn more about ASIST, visit https://www.livingworks.net/asist
Participants are eligible to receive 13 CEUs through the Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
for Individuals
Youth SAVE
Learning Objectives
- Identify needs, impact factors and resiliency factors
- Identify and analyze needs, protocols, and tools related to suicide intervention with youth in virtual and in-person environments
- Conduct suicide assessment and intervention with youth in virtual and in-person settings
- Identify resiliency factors for youth and incorporate them into a collaborative safety plan
- Identify and connect to local resources
- Apply an equity lens to suicide prevention and intervention with youth
The National Association of Social Workers has approved this activity for 7.25 continuing education credits.
How is Youth SAVE formatted?
The training includes 7 hours of synchronous learning and 2 hours of asynchronous learning, all delivered virtually.
• Youth-serving professionals with behavioral health background or experience
• Professionals who must meet Adi’s Act/SB 52 requirements
• Professionals who need intervention-level training
• Professionals who serve youth virtually and in-person
How is Youth SAVE unique?
• Youth-specific
• Offered virtually, which reduces costs and travel time, and allows participants to learn alongside other professionals from across the state
• Designed for those who don’t need the entry-level information offered in other intervention training programs, significantly reducing training time
• Encourages learners to analyze current suicide intervention policies and procedures in their professional settings
• Provides evidence-based suggestions for relational, equity-focused, and youth-centric policies
Who should register for Youth SAVE?
• Youth-specific
• Offered virtually, which reduces costs and travel time, and allows participants to learn alongside other professionals from across the state
• Designed for those who don’t need the entry-level information offered in other intervention training programs, significantly reducing training time
• Encourages learners to analyze current suicide intervention policies and procedures in their professional settings
• Provides evidence-based suggestions for relational, equity-focused, and youth-centric policies
I serve youth in-person. Why take Youth SAVE?
While the training is framed for virtual environments, the skills are also applicable for in-person situations. Additionally, some young people may be more comfortable using technology to disclose personal information. For example, one of the Youth SAVE trainers sat at a table with a teen and used text messaging for the entire intervention, because that’s how he felt most at ease.
for Primary Care
Youth SAVE (Primary Care)
Youth SAVE (Suicide Assessment in Virtual Environments) equips medical providers to assess and intervene with youth who have thoughts of suicide. As a participant of Youth SAVE, this training will educate and challenge you to:
- Understand and apply an equity lens to suicide prevention with youth in medical settings
- Understand and identify needs, risks, resiliency factors, and challenges related to suicide among youth;
- Understand and identify needs, protocols, and tools related to suicide assessment and intervention among youth in medical settings
- Conduct suicide assessment and intervention with youth in medical settings
- Incorporate resiliency factors for the youth and incorporate them into a collaborative safety plan; and
- Identify and connect to local resources for support with suicide prevention with youth.
The Youth SAVE training consists of 9 hours to be completed by participants over multiple days. The training format consists of two 3.5-hour virtual class sessions and two 1-hour webinars to be completed independently. This training uses Zoom and we require participants to have their camera for the duration of virtual class sessions.
Suicide Alertness for Everyone (safeTALK)
SafeTALK is a half-day training program that teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. SafeTALK stresses safety while challenging taboos that inhibit open talk about suicide.
The program recommends that an ASIST-trained resource or other community support resource be at all trainings. The ‘safe’ of safeTALK stands for ‘suicide alertness for everyone’. The ‘TALK’ letters stand for the practice actions that one does to help those with thoughts of suicide: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe.
The safeTALK learning process is highly structured, providing graduated exposure to practice actions. The program is designed to help participants monitor the effect of false societal beliefs that can cause otherwise caring and helpful people to miss, dismiss, or avoid suicide alerts and to practice the TALK step actions to move past these barriers.
Six 60-90 second video scenarios, each with non-alert and alert clips, are selected from a library of scenarios and strategically used through the training to provide experiential referents for the participants.
SafeTALK was developed by LivingWorks Education to complement longer suicide intervention training. Developers in Australia and Canada designed and field trialed the program in 2004-05 based on stakeholder reports of a training gap between short suicide awareness sessions and longer suicide intervention skills training.
Program Objectives
After training, participants in the safeTALK program should be able to:
- Challenge attitudes that inhibit open talk about suicide.
- Recognize a person who might be having thoughts of suicide.
- Engage them in direct and open talk about suicide.
- Listen to the person’s feelings about suicide to show that they are taken seriously.
- Move quickly to connect them with someone trained in suicide intervention
Implementation Essentials
- 2.5-3.5 hour training by a certified safeTALK trainer.
LIVINGWORKS Start
LivingWorks Start is a 90-minute online training program that will teach you how to recognize when someone is having thoughts of suicide and take meaningful action to keep them safe.
The LivingWorks Start experience
Accessible via any computer, smartphone, or tablet, LivingWorks Start includes customization, simulations, and interactive content. You’ll learn about suicide and its prevention, receive personalized information, and gain a series of skills to keep someone safe and alive.
A “Find Safety” button is present throughout the training to connect you to supporting resources if you experience any distress. Once you’ve completed the training, you can practice additional scenarios and access ongoing resources.
LivingWorks Start learning goals
This training will teach you to:
- Recognize when somebody is having thoughts of suicide
- Ask clearly and directly about the possibility of suicide
- State the seriousness and show that person you want to help them
- Connect the person to further resources for safety and support
Evidence for LivingWorks Start
LivingWorks Start complies with the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Tier III evidence-based training criteria. Trainees have been shown to gain increased skills in recognizing someone’s thoughts of suicide and providing appropriate support to keep them safe.
Who should take LivingWorks Start?
LivingWorks Start is an ideal option for anyone who wants to help keep others safe, regardless of prior background or experience. LivingWorks Start can be taken by anyone 15 or older, or by those 13-14 years old with support from a parent or guardian.
CUSTOM WORKSHOP
Custom Workshop
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