May 23 - 24, 2024
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
FCSS • 105, 505 Queen Street Spruce Grove, AB, Canada T7X 2V2 Organized by City of Spruce GroveAbout this event
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Description
"We all have the capacity to be compassionate, and we know that doing so can make an enormous difference" (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2024)
This year's Mental Health Week, "Compassion Connects," takes place from May 6 - 12 and emphasizes the healing power of compassion. One wat to show your compassion is to learn how to respond effectively to someone at risk of suicide.Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)ASIST is a two-day workshop designed to help family, friends, and community members identify someone at risk of suicide and provide them with the skills needed to make a life-saving intervention. The ASIST workshop is highly interactive, practical, and practice-orientated. It focuses on teaching suicide first-aid to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help. This training is not recommended for anyone who has had a recent suicide loss.
This information is being collected under the authority of section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. All personal information will be used for administrative purposes to manage program registration and contract services. The personal information will be protected in accordance with Part 2 of the Act. If you have any questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, please contact the FOIP Coordinator at 780-962-2611 or e-mail at FOIP@sprucegrove.org.
Refund and Transfer Policy:The full registration fee will be refunded or applied to a transfer up to 14 days prior to the start of the program. Within 14 days of the program start date, a refund will not be provided.
Cost is normally $125 but has been subsidized to honour Mental Health Week
Age Category
Adults/Seniors
Location
Spruce Grove Community Social Development Office, 414 King Street, Spruce Grove
Age and Gender
Ages 18-255 · Co-Ed
Location
Sessions
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
C$50.00