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CANCELLED - safeTALK Suicide Alertness for Everyone
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Description: 
Title: safeTalk Suicide Alertness Training
Date(s): March 11, 2020
Time(s): 4:00 -7:30PM
Location: Oakland Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Rd., Waterford 48328
Cost: FREE
Presenter(s): Holly Douglas
Class Limit: 35
Prerequisite Knowledge: none
Grade Level: k-12 and post secondary
Audience: Adults who regularly interact with school age youth (teachers, school staff, coaches, youth group leaders, parents)
SCECHs:. Check the status of this course at:https://www.mi.gov/moecs
SW-CEH (Social Worker Continuing Education Hours): Pending. Please come prepared to provide your license number at registration.
https://www.mi.gov/moecs .
Questions? Please contact Holly.Douglas@oakland.k12.mi.us
Meals: Pack your lunch please.
 
Details: 
Event Description:

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day 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. Over the course of their two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:

• Understand the ways that personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions

• Provide guidance and suicide first aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs

• Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it

• Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large

• Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care

Due to high demand, at this time, participants must be employeed by an Oakland County public school district or charter school.

Due to grant funding restrictions, participants must provide their own food and beverages.