From DonnaL at linesforlife.org Wed Sep 10 15:56:30 2014 From: DonnaL at linesforlife.org (Donna Libemday) Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:56:30 +0000 Subject: [ASIST_Network] ASIST Trainings in Portland Sept. 29 & 30; Nov 8 & 9 Message-ID: <47611a65715d482d9972fd4d4dfdc6fa@BL2PR05MB209.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> Good afternoon! Lines for Life is offering two ASIST 11 trainings this fall at our office (5100 SW Macadam Ave, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97239) on the following dates: Monday, Sept. 29 & Tuesday, Sept. 30 8:30 am - 4:30 pm both days Saturday, Nov. 8 & Sunday, Nov. 9 8:30 am - 4:30 pm both days We are excited to expand our ASIST trainings to include more opportunities for interested organizations and community members. Through the ASIST 11 course, participants learn invaluable suicide and mental health crisis intervention skills. Attached is a flyer for the trainings. You may register at the links below: September 29 & 30 November 8 & 9 You may also find more info about ASIST and other trainings we offer here. We would love to have you participate in our ASIST 11 training and look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, feel free to respond to this email or contact us by phone at 503.244.5211. Donna Libemday Director, Education and Training OREGON PARTNERSHIP Lines for Life Preventing substance abuse and suicide 5100 SW Macadam Ave, Suite 400 | Portland, OR 97239 Main: 503.244.5211 | Direct: 971.244.1376 www.linesforlife.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ASIST-Flyer-9+11.14.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 194791 bytes Desc: ASIST-Flyer-9+11.14.pdf URL: From donna.noonan at state.or.us Fri Sep 26 11:46:40 2014 From: donna.noonan at state.or.us (NOONAN Donna) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:46:40 +0000 Subject: [ASIST_Network] Research Article: ASIST's Impact on Crisis Center Counselors Message-ID: <6B0B26E060D84442A257F384BA14425A56924BAA@WPDHSEXCL03.dhs.sdc.pvt> Dear Oregon ASIST Trainers, >From today's Spark (www.sprc.org), an important article about training for crisis center counselors and about the effectiveness of ASIST. Use this article in your communities to promote ASIST among professional mental and behavioral health providers. I also encourage you to make sure all crisis line staff in your county are trained in ASIST; some counties require it. You can find a list of Oregon county crisis line numbers at County crisis line listing. The list was updated this month, thanks to our friends at Oregon NAMI. Please pardon cross-postings. ASIST's Impact on Crisis Center Counselors Training for telephone crisis counselors should include a strong focus on helping callers explore their reasons for living, helping callers use informal sources of support, and assessing suicide risk, according to the authors of a study comparing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline crisis center counselors who were trained using Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) with counselors who only received each crisis center's standard training. The research revealed that that callers "were significantly more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful" by the end of calls handled by crisis counselors who had been trained using ASIST compared to callers who spoke with counselors who had not received ASIST training. These outcomes were associated with the ability of ASIST-trained counselors to keep callers on the telephone longer, explore callers' reasons for living and ambivalence about dying, and discuss the caller's use of informal supports. At the same time, the ASIST-trained counselors did not engage in more comprehensive suicide risk assessments (by, for example, asking about past suicide attempts or current suicide plans) than other counselors. Nor were they more likely to engage in positive behaviors such as "allowing the caller to talk about his or her feelings/situation," "establishing rapport with the caller," or "showing empathy/validating caller." The authors stress the importance of assessing suicide risk during calls, and note that whether or not they had been trained in ASIST, counselors too often did not include such assessments. This summary based on: Gould, M.S., Cross, W., Pisani, A.R., Munfakh, J., and Kleinman, M. (2013). Impact of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 43 (6): 676-691. I believe I sent this information out when the article first came out, but it certainly bears repeating. Let me know if you would like a copy of this article and I'll send it right out. Best regards, Donna Donna G. Noonan, MPH, CHES Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator Oregon Public Health Division 800 NE Oregon, Ste 730 Portland, OR 97232 971-673-1023 donna.noonan at state.or.us Join the Youth Suicide Prevention Network (YSPNetwork) listserv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donna.noonan at state.or.us Tue Sep 30 14:59:49 2014 From: donna.noonan at state.or.us (NOONAN Donna) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:59:49 +0000 Subject: [ASIST_Network] Looking for an ASIST training in the Portland-Metro area Message-ID: <6B0B26E060D84442A257F384BA14425A5693A97F@WPDHSEXCL03.dhs.sdc.pvt> Dear ASIST trainers, I have a colleague at the Public Health Division who wants to attend an ASIST training in the Portland area, including Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Clark, or Columbia Counties. If you have one planned, please let Stephanie Vesik know about it (STEPHANIE.G.VESIK at dhsoha.state.or.us). Thanks so much! Donna Donna G. Noonan, MPH, CHES Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator Oregon Public Health Division 800 NE Oregon, Ste 730 Portland, OR 97232 971-673-1023 donna.noonan at state.or.us Join the Youth Suicide Prevention Network (YSPNetwork) listserv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: