Lifeline North Coast

ASIST - 2024
2024-01-12 14:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Sydney) | CEX Coffs, Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour, 2-6 Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia
Course Details:
safeTALK is a half-day alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST.
Since its development in 2006, safeTALK has been used in over 20 countries around the world, and more than 200 selectable video vignettes have been produced to tailor the program’s audio-visual component for diverse audiences. safeTALK-trained helpers are an important part of suicide-safer communities, working alongside intervention resources to identify and avert suicide risks.
Course features:

Presentations and guidance from a LivingWorks registered trainer
Access to support from a local community resource person
Powerful audiovisual learning aids
The simple yet effective TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
Hands-on skills practice and development

safeTALK helps expand the reach of suicide intervention skills in communities around the world.
What to expect:
each safeTALK workshop includes a community resource person. The community resource person is on hand to recommend local suicide prevention connections that can assist someone at risk.
Referring someone to these connections is an important part of the safeTALK model.
In addition, the community resource person can provide assistance and support if any participants are struggling with the subject of suicide in the workshop.
Course Outcome
safeTALK is a powerful experience. You can expect to feel challenged, empowered, and hopeful. Your safeTALK trainer will demonstrate the importance of suicide alertness and help you identify ways people invite help when they’re at risk. safeTALK’s steps provide a simple yet effective method to engage with people at risk and connect them with resources that can carry out a full-scale intervention. At the end of the workshop, you’ll have a chance to practice these skills firsthand. All in all, you can expect to leave safeTALK with practical knowledge of how to identify someone at risk and link them to life-saving resources.
Eligibility and Fees:
The ‘safe’ in safeTALK stands for Suicide Alertness For Everyone. Everyone over the age of 15 years who wants to help keep the people around them safe from suicide should attend.
These workshops are fully funded through LivingWorks and free for those in our community.

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Please take note: These subsidised courses are very popular and fill quickly. Once full we will open a waiting list for spaces that may become available. Because of this we ask that you are sure you can attend before booking, and we will be reaching out closer to the training date to ask that you confirm you can still attend. This way we can offer your space to someone on the waiting list.

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Phone 02 6651 4093

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