APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING WORKSHOP (ASIST EDITION X)

Introduction

ASIST, in short for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, is a two-day intensive workshop designed to help frontline gatekeepers and professionals recognise and assist persons at risk of suicide using an effective suicide intervention model.

ASIST is an internationally recognized certificate training workshop. Set in an interactive and practice-oriented learning environment, caregivers acquire the essential and pivotal skills to intervene and prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Formerly known as the Suicide Intervention Workshop, ASIST was founded by LivingWorks Education Inc. in Calgary, Canada. A public service cooperation since 1983, LivingWorks was set up to develop suicide intervention programmes for front-line gatekeepers of all disciplines. To-date, ASIST is the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention skills training in the world.

Workshop Objectives

Just like the physical CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) skills, ASIST develops your skills in suicide first aid to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help. The knowledge and skills gained will enable you to deal with person at risk of suicide with greater confidence and competence.


Trainers

Ms Long Chey May

Ms Esther Lim

Principal Medical Social Worker in SGH and a certified Family and Marital Therapist, has been with SGH for the last thirteen years. She heads the Suicide Intervention Team of 13 MSWs and manages trauma and crisis cases referred from the A&E. Her clinical expertise include psychosocial assessment and support for patients with diabetes and their families. Other workshops she conducts include Basic Counselling Skills, Stress Management and Crisis Preparedness Workshops.

Ms Constance Thong

Senior Medical Social Worker in SGH, works primarily with ICU, plastics and burns patients and families. She is also part of the suicide intervention team in SGH. Ms. Thong received her training in the burns unit at Harborview Medical Center, USA. Her clinical interest is in the area of trauma and crisis. She works with intensive care unit (ICU) patients and families and also conducts regular lectures for registered nurses on Mass Casualty Preparedness Training. She is also a certified as Ministry of Health's Caring Action in Response of Emergencies (CARE) officer.

Ms Olivia Khoo

Senior Medical Social Worker, in SGH works with oncology patients with specialisation in haematological disorders such as Leukaemia. Her work requires her to provide grief counselling to patients and their families upon the diagnosis and prognosis of the illness.

She has provided varied specialty training for patients and supervision in counselling and other clinical

 Workshop Outline

TIME	TOPIC
Day 1
Introduction Module	Sets the tone, norms & expectations of the learning experience.
Attitudes Module	Sensitises participants to their own attitudes towards suicide. Creates an understanding of the impact that attitudes have on their intervention process.
Knowledge Module	Provides participants with the knowledge & skills to recognize & assess the risk of suicide.
Day 2
Intervention Module	Presents a model for effective suicide intervention. Participants develop their skills through observation, supervised simulation experiences & role-plays.
Resources Module	Generates information about resources in the local community. Promotes a commitment by participants to build local resources into helping networks.

Target  Particpants

Social workers, counsellors, police officers, paramedics, nurses, psychologists, doctors and teachers.


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