Over the course of the two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:

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• recognize that caregivers and people are affected by personal and societal attitudes about suicide;

• provide life-assisting guidance to a person thinking about suicide in a flexible manner;

• identify what needs to be in a person thinking about suicide’s plan for safety;

• demonstrate the skills required to provide suicide first aid to a person thinking about suicide;

• appreciate the value of improving community resources including the way that they work together; and,

• recognize that suicide prevention is broader than suicide intervention and, includes life promotion and self care for people thinking about suicide and for caregivers.

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Register here for our next public workshop: ASIST - March 2-3, 2026​

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This certificate training is offered at a cost of $275+HST per participant.

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Bright Spot Therapy Services offers closed ASIST sessions to groups upon request.​​​

Contact us at (705) 300-2787 or email swright@bright-spot.ca or lfirlotte@bright-spot.ca to request an ASIST training for your organization or community group.