Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

(Listed on the SPRC best practices registry)

The Challenge
Every year more people die by suicide than from all of the armed conflicts around the world. For every suicide, there may be up to 100 times more people who are injured by nonfatal suicidal behaviors. In a given week, one in twenty, or 57% of the population, has had serious thoughts of suicide.

The Opportunity
Most people considering suicide share their distress and their intent. Thus, training in suicide intervention can: o Help you see and respond to invitations to help. o Give you the confidence to ask about suicide. o Provide you with the tools to help prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

The Outcome
ASIST is a standardized method of teaching suicide first aid. It provides a practical suicide intervention model that is applicable to caregivers with or without a background in mental health training. It has both experiential and didactic components. Evaluations have shown that the workshop: Increases caregivers knowledge and confidence Intervention skills are retained over time and used to save lives

Workshop Opportunities:
1. November 25-27, 2012 2. November 28-30, 2012 3. December 9-11, 2012 4. December 12-14, 2012 5. January 10-12, 2013 (Seagoville, TX) 6. January 13-15, 2013 7. February 24-26, 2013 8. February 27-March 1, 2013 9. March 17-19, 2013 (Seagoville, TX) 10. March 20-22, 2013 (Seagoville, TX) 11. April 28-30, 2013 12. May 1-3, 2013 13. May 30-June1, 2013 14. June 2-4, 2013 15. July 28-30, 2013 16. July 31-August 2, 2013 17. August 27-29, 2013 18. September 8-10, 2013 19. September 11-13, 2013

Master Instructor: Sarolyn Morgan, LCSW, MSSW, ASIST Consultant Other Instructor varies

Time: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. each day** **Complete two-day attendance is essential to the learning process.
Location: NAS JRB; 1803 Doolittle Ave; Building 1802; Fort Worth, TX 76127 Army Reserve Center; 701 W. Simonds Road; Seagoville, TX 75159
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Snacks included, lunch on your own 14 LPC and Social Work CEUs available To register visit https://sites.google.com/site/807thmdscasistworkshops or for more information, please contact: MAJ Sarolyn Morgan, LCSW, MSSW sarolyn.morgan@sbcglobal.net or (817) 455-1163