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April 2021
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day accredited interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide, and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop—anyone can learn and use the ASIST model. ASIST is the most widely used, acclaimed, and researched suicide intervention training workshop…
Find out more »Mental Health First Aid
The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training workshop was developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada to help people provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. MHFA teaches mental health first aid skills. The philosophy behind MHFA is that a mental health crisis, such as suicidal and self-harming actions, may be avoided through early intervention. If a crisis does arise, a MHFA trained person in the workplace…
Find out more »May 2021
First Responders to Sexual Assault & Sexual Abuse
This workshop is aimed to educate individuals about the social, cultural, and legal aspects of sexual abuse, assault and harassment. It will enable you to recognize, define and appropriately respond to the continuum of behaviors that constitute sexual abuse and assault. The training is designed to build knowledge and skills to respond to disclosures through six learning modules. There are opportunities for practical application of the skills throughout the workshop and prevention strategies. This workshop is recognized as a credit…
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