Assessing for Suicide in Kids
The ASK Workshop V3 ONLINE Overview
The ASK Workshop includes two half-days live facilitation plus 1 hour self-study.. The workshop successfully blends a variety of teaching and learning modalities including mini-lecture, video, small group work, and case studies. Upon completion of all components, participants receive several tools, including a digital wallet card and certification of completion. Participants leave better equipped to reduce the risk of suicide and enlist help for young children.
COST: $150 +GST
DURATION: Two consecutive days ONLINE via Zoom (4.5 hours each)
UPCOMING DATES:
April 1 & 2, 2025 (9:00 am - 1:30 pm CST)
May 13 & 14, 2025 (9:00 am - 1:30 pm CST)
September 23 & 24, 2025 (9:00 am - 1:30 pm CST)
November 25 & 26, 2025 (9:00 am - 1:30 pm CST)
Learning Objectives
Recognize how a child’s understandings of death and suicide may be implicated in risk
Become aware of the ways children at risk of suicide communicate the need for help
Recognize factors that may increase suicide risk and those that may mitigate it
Know how to work with both in order to formulate the basis of a plan for safety
Recognize the need to enlist the support of others to create safety
This workshop challenges commonly held notions about childrens’ capacity to consider suicide. It facilitates awareness of the signs that a young child may be at risk and what is needed to help. Case studies provide opportunities to apply what is learned, a helper tool teaches how to organize and summarize the available information about a given child in a form that can be used by someone, perhaps the participants themselves, in safety planning. Participants are typically helpers who routinely come into contact with children age 5-14.
The ASK Workshop can also be presented face-to-face, both formats are highly interactive, energizing learning experiences. Contact us if you wish to bring this amazing child suicide prevention workshop to your community.