The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB) now offers the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, commonly known as ASIST.
In this two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid, participants learn to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and to work with the individual to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.
We've transitioned registration for 2023. Please visit:
Training is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. Please only register if you are able to attend and fully participate for the full two days.
Training will be held at RACSB at River Club located at 10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 (behind the CVS at the intersection of Tidewater Trail/Route 2 and Benchmark Road). When facing the building, please utilize the doors to the right marked "Training and Development."
Course Specifics
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
There currently is no cost per participant. RACSB is providing lunch and refreshments both days of the training. Training materials and facilitation are provided thanks to the generous support of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS).
Space is limited to 15 participants. Only register if you are able to attend and fully participate the full two days and are not “on-call” for other duties during that time. (A minimum of 10 registrations is needed to host the course.)
