Certificate Training

LivingWorks START Training

LivingWorks Start is an online, skills-based suicide prevention training program that anyone can learn in as little as one hour. Accessible from any computer or mobile device, the program features realistic audiovisuals and powerful e-learning technology. It also offers customizable elements based on users’ profiles and needs, and provides quick access to support and safety resources. Trainees learn life-saving skills to keep their family members, friends, co-workers, and others safe from suicide.

LivingWorks Start teaches valuable skills to everyone 13 and older and requires no formal training or prior experience in suicide prevention

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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Attending this two-day course will train you to intervene with an individual who is thinking about suicide.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is an interactive workshop in suicide first aid develop by LivingWorks Education. 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. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world. This course will certify you for 3 years in suicide intervention.

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ASIST Tune-up

This 3.5 hour workshop is only for people with a valid ASIST certificate. This will allow you to renew your ASIST certification for a further two years.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) TuneUp is a half-day refresher course developed by LivingWorks Education for participants who have completed ASIST. The workshop offers participants an opportunity to review the Pathway for Assisting Life Model, discuss successes and challenges in using the model, and clarify concepts covered within the model.

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safeTALK (Suicide Alertness For Everyone)

SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness for Everyone) is a 3.5 hour workshop, developed by LivingWorks Education. It alerts one to warning signs indicating risk of suicide. The workshop emphasizes the importance of recognizing the signs, communicating and getting help or resources for the person with thoughts of suicide.

Participants can include but not limited to: parents and caregivers; family and friends; youth aged 16 or older; natural helpers; educators and ministers; health practitioners; justice, law enforcers, emergency workers, and community volunteers. All participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.

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Small Talk

Small Talk is an interactive half-day workshop developed by the Centre for Suicide Prevention which examines warning signs in a child and explores intervention strategies through stories and case studies.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Appreciate how a child’s developmental stage affects their concept of death and suicide;

• Identify protective factors, risk factors and warning signs in children; and

• Confidently transfer care of a child to a caregiver.

Intervention approaches build on the skills taught in the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) as they apply to children.

This workshop may be offered virtually or in-person.

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Looking Forward

Looking Forward is an interactive half-day workshop developed by the Centre for Suicide Prevention for individuals working with youth aged 12 to 24.

Looking Forward encompasses the developmental, cognitive, and emotional differences found within this age group in presenting strategies to strengthen the protective factors of youth at risk of suicide. Relevant intervention strategies are explored through videos and case studies.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify unique characteristics of youth and their relevance to suicide;

• Compare suicidal and self-harm behaviour in youth;

• Identify protective factors, risk factors, and warning signs in youth; and

• Confidently transfer care of a youth to a caregiver.

Intervention approaches build on the skills taught in the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) as they apply to youth.

This workshop may be offered virtually or in-person.

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Mental Health First Aid | Adults who Interact with Youth

MHFA Adults who Interact with Youth, developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, is intended for an adult audience whose primary focus is youth (aged 14-25). In addition to the four most common disorders discussed in MHFA BASIC, this course includes instruction about eating disorders and deliberate self-injury. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with the young people in their lives, including at schools, extra-curricular activities, social services, family, friends, and communities.

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