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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Oregon ASIST Trainers,<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>We’ve extended the deadline to apply for the ASIST Training for Trainers (T4T) to the end of the day, next Friday, July 1!</i></b>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are accepting applications to attend an ASIST Training for Trainers (T4T) to become an ASIST trainer through Friday, July 1st. If the Living Works website says the training is full, it’s because we have reserved the spots for successful
applicants. There is still time and space to apply! Please feel free to contact me with any questions (<a href="mailto:donna.noonan@state.or.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">donna.noonan@state.or.us</span></a>). Good luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are offering scholarships for 12 Oregonians to attend the ASIST Training for Trainers on August 22 through August 26 in Medford, Oregon and become ASIST trainers! See below and the attached documents for application information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>What:</b> The Oregon Public Health Division will pay the registration fees ($2885 per person) for up to 12 people to attend the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Training of Trainers
(T4T). ASIST is “the world’s leading suicide intervention skills workshop.” ASIST comes from
<a href="https://www.livingworks.net/"><span style="color:#0563C1">LivingWorks</span></a> Education LP in Canada.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Who may apply:</b> Interested Oregonians who complete and submit the Trainer Candidate Application Form (attached), who have supervisor’s written support (if applicable) and are able to meet the expectations
described in the Trainer Agreement (sample attached).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Where:</b> Medford, Oregon
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>When:</b> August 22 through August 26, 2016
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>How to apply: <o:p></o:p></b>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Read and have your supervisor read (if applicable)
<b><i>Essential Information for Candidates</i></b> and other documents <a href="https://www.livingworks.net/programs/asist-for-trainers/">
<span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Get your supervisor’s support and approval (if applicable).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Complete the Trainer Candidate Application Form (attached).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Send the Trainer Candidate Application Form to me (<a href="mailto:donna.noonan@state.or.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">donna.noonan@state.or.us</span></a>)
<b>by July 1st</b>. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will consider all applications, giving special consideration to the potential impact on targeted youth populations, trainers taking a systems approach within their communities, and to geographic region. I will let you know whether you
have been accepted or not early in July. If accepted, I will send you a trainer agreement to sign and return to me. At that time, we’ll register you for the T4T.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 2-day ASIST training is listed and eligible for DPSST Course Hours (Course No. 16-0686). ASIST is on the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s (SPRC) Best Practice Registry. Find that listing
<a href="http://www.sprc.org/bpr/section-III/applied-suicide-intervention-skills-training-asist">
<span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>. It is listed as an evidence-based approved-practice by the Health Systems Division (formerly Addictions and Mental Health Division) in Oregon. It also is eligible for CEUs through the Oregon chapter of NASW.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This ASIST Training for Trainers is funded through a Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Youth Suicide Prevention grant to the Public Health Division from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Funding for this training
is made possible by grant number SM 061759 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written training materials or publication and by trainers do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of CMHS, SAMHSA, or HHS; nor does mention of trade names, commercial
practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this email with others who might be interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The full link to the LivingWorks ASIST Training for Trainers webpage and documents is
<a href="https://www.livingworks.net/programs/asist-for-trainers/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.livingworks.net/programs/asist-for-trainers/</span></a>. This training is listed as “full” because we have reserved the spots for successful applicants
– perhaps that is you! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Donna<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Donna G. Noonan, MPH, CHES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Oregon Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">800 NE Oregon, Ste. 730<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">971-673-1023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:donna.noonan@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">donna.noonan@state.or.us</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Join the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/yspnetwork"><span style="color:blue">Youth Suicide Prevention Network</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(YSPNetwork) listserv</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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