Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
LEARN THE SKILLS TO PROVIDE A SUICIDE FIRST-AID INTERVENTION
Become confident, willing, ready and able to intervene with someone who has thoughts of suicide.
For All Seasons’ Center for Learning is pleased to partner with Santé Eastern Shore to offer LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). This two-day workshop includes interactive learning, hands-on practice, and real-world application exercises.
You will learn to:
• Develop a safety plan to keep someone safe-for-now and connect
them with further help
• Talk openly about personal and community attitudes and suicide
• Build confidence and capacity in providing suicide first-aid
Location:
Anchor Church - Easton, MD (in-person)
Date and Time:
April 7-8, 2025
8:30am-5pm each day
$350 Registration Fee Includes:
2-Day Training
Daily Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks
All Needed Materials
Participating clinicians will receive 12 Category I CEUs, issued by For All Seasons, Inc.,
an approved continuing education provider for Maryland Social Workers and Professional Counselors.
COURSE LEARNING GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Participants will:
• Learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and take steps to support
them.
• Develop the ability to provide suicide first aid and create a safety plan.
• Improve confidence and competence in suicide intervention strategies.
• Understand how attitudes about suicide influence intervention approaches.
• Gain insights into community resources and support networks to sustain long-term suicide
prevention efforts.
Core Components of the Training:
• Understanding Suicide Risk:
- Recognizing warning signs and understanding factors that contribute to suicide.
• Suicide First Aid Training:
- Hands-on practice using the Pathway for Assisting Life (PAL) model for intervention.
• Community-Based Intervention:
- Strengthening connections to crisis resources and community mental health services.
• Applied Learning:
- Role-play exercises, case scenarios, and small group discussions for skill-building.
• Sustainability:
- Strategies for ongoing application of ASIST skills in personal, professional, and community settings.
PROGRAM LOGISTICS
This training is for...
- The workshop is designed for all caregivers (any person over age 15 in a position of trust), including:
Mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy, and community volunteers.
Location
This in-person program will take place over two consecutive days in Easton, MD.
Anchor Church - 620 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601
Dates and Times
April 7-8, 2025, 8:30am-5pm each day
Meals
Breakfast, lunch, beverages, and snacks will be provided to participants each day of the training program.
Dinners are not included in the program participation fee.
Registration Fee
To secure the participant’s spot, the registration fee of $350 is due at time of enrollment.
REGISTRATION & TIMELINE
- Registration is open until the training is full. All registrations are due no later than March 31, 2025.
- Additional information will be sent to participants following registration.
- In-person training days to take place April 7-8, 2025.
- For questions, contact Kelsey Trumbull-Meyers at CenterForLearning@forallseasonsinc.org.
Note: Because this training is grant-funded, For All Seasons is required to report program outcomes. Participants will be asked to complete multiple choice surveys before the training begins and following the training’s completion.
APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING (ASIST) REGISTRATION