ASIST

ASIST WORKSHOP

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

April 20 & 21, 2026

CWC Intertribal Education & Community Center, Rm 125
Cost of the training ($325) is being paid for by the Fremont County Prevention
Program with funds from the WY Department of Health.

TRAINERS

Bill Hawley
Johnson County Prevention/AFSP-WY

Wendy Morris
Healthy Park County

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Day One
8:15 AM Registration + Coffee/Snacks
8:30 AM Morning Session

  • Pre-workshop orientation
  • Learning suicide first aid
  • Film: Cause of Death?
  • Feelings about suicide and experiences with suicide
  • Connecting feelings, experiences to suicide first aid
12 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Afternoon Session

  • Recognizing “invitations”
  • Reasons for living, reasons for dying
  • Introduction to the PAL model
4:00 PM End of Day 1
Day Two
8:15 AM Coffee/Snacks + Meet & Greet
8:30 AM Morning Session

  • Structure of an intervention
  • Process of an intervention
  • Film: It Begins with YOU!
  • Simulation – Case A
  • Simulation – Case B
  • Simulation – Case C
12 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Afternoon Session

  • Intensive simulations (2.5 hours)
  • Resources & self-care for caregivers
  • Working as a team
  • Vision of the future
4:00 PM CERTIFICATES AWARDED
Remember, you must attend both days to receive a certificate of completion.