Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Posted by Dawn Baird, Partner on Mar 11, 2009 in communication, education, learning | 0 comments

Today, as part of the preparation for a new training contract, I attended ASIST training at Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre in Bangor.  What is ASIST?  It is: A course which teaches people to recognise suicidal thoughts and gives them the confidence and the skills to intervene We started the morning looking at our attitudes to suicide, something that is often taboo in our society and...