Renfrewshire Council

What ASIST is

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a 2-day highly interactive and practice-orientated workshop designed to help teach participants how to intervene to prevent suicide and identify people who are at immediate risk.

In essence, the workshop aims to help participants become more willing, ready and able to help people at risk of suicide.

Who ASIST is for

ASIST provides practical training for anyone who lives or works in Renfrewshire and would like to get practical training to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

The emphasis of ASIST is on suicide first aid - to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help.

Specifically, you will learn how to:

• recognise invitations for help
• reach out and offer support
• review the risk of suicide
• apply a suicide intervention model
• link people with community resources.

This is what people said after taking the ASIST course:

"I can honestly say that I have never been on such a worthwhile course."

"ASIST has enabled me to feel comfortable when in difficult situations. Situations I would have avoided before."

"I feel that everyone, no matter what line of work they are in, would greatly benefit from this workshop."

When training is taking place

The 2-day courses will take place on:

• 7 and 8 October 2024
• 6 and 7 November 2024
• 26 and 27 February 2025
• 26 and 27 March 2025

Courses run from 9am to 4:30pm, so please only book if you are able to stay for the full duration.

All courses will take place at Station 7, 7 Quarry Street, Johnstone, PA5 8DY.

How to book

To book a place, please e-mail chooselife.sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk with the following information:

• Name
• Job role
• Organisation
• HSCP area
• Managers name & e-mail.