Franciscan Health, in conjunction with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will be hosting a LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course on May 10 and May 11.
The course will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and attendees must be present for both days of the course to receive certification. The classes are being held at Hornet Park Community Center, 5245 Hornet Avenue, Beech Grove.
The event is a two-day, two-trainer, workshop designed for members of all caregiving groups. Family, friends, and other community members may be the first to talk with a person at risk but have little or no training. The course can also provide those in formal helping roles with professional development to ensure that they are prepared to provide suicide first aid help as part of the care they provide.
The emphasis of the course is on teaching suicide first-aid to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help as needed. Participants learn to use a suicide intervention model to identify persons with thoughts of suicide, seek a shared understanding of reasons for dying and living, develop a safe plan based upon a review of risk, be prepared to do follow-up and become involved in the suicide-safer community.
Attendees must be registered for the course and class registration concludes on May 7.
