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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">“I use ASIST in virtually every crisis situation, in both of my roles as a volunteer and employee…
Thank you for this life-changing program.” </span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">– ASIST participant</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">ASIST is a two-day, interactive workshop that prepares caregivers to provide suicide life-assisting, first-aid intervention. Small group discussions
and skills practice are based on adult learning principles. ASIST teaches Pathways for Assisting Life (PAL), a practical guide to doing suicide interventions. Powerful videos support learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Who Can Attend?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">All caregivers, formally designated or not; adults and youth 16 plus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Learning Outcomes</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">By the end of the workshop, participants will be better able to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Identify people who have thoughts of suicide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Understand how beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide interventions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Understand a person at risk’s story about suicide as well as recognize turning points that connect the person to life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Conduct a safety assessment and develop a plan that will keep the person at risk safe-for-now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#666A73;letter-spacing:.4pt">Confirm the person at risk’s faith in the safe plan and their intent to follow it through.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To register:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/applied-suicide-intervention-skills-training-2day-registration-35760244855">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/applied-suicide-intervention-skills-training-2day-registration-35760244855</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Linda O’Neil<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Public Education Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D">Conseillère en </span>
</i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58">é</span><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D">ducation communautaire<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Capacity Building and Education Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58">Division de l'éducation et la mobilisation communautaire</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span></i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
<br>
Association canadienne pour la santé mentale, Section d'Ottawa <br>
301-1355 rue Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 <br>
Tel: 613-737-7791 Ext. 135 Fax: 613-737-7644</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Cell: 613-552-4505</span><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Email:
<a href="mailto:loneil@cmhaottawa.ca"><span style="color:blue">loneil@cmhaottawa.ca</span></a> Website:
<a href="http://ottawa.cmha.ca/"><span style="color:blue">ottawa.cmha.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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