VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTIONAPPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING
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ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize suicide risk and learn what to say and do to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The workshop, designed by Living Works Education, Inc. _is for all gatekeepers (any person in a position to help others at risk of suicide). This includes professionals, paraprofessionals and laypeople.
An Evidence-Based Practice. ASIST has been reviewed and approved for inclusion on the State of Oregon's Addictions and Mental Health Services' List of Evidence Based Practices. It can help satisfy Oregon Administrative Rules for organizations receiving state funds for, or through, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon Youth Authority, Department of Human Services' Addictions and Mental Health Services, Criminal Justice Commission, and Commission on Children and Families. And a Best Practice. ASIST is also recognized Best Practice listed with the SPRC/AFSP Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention (BPR). |
Gary McConahay, PhD
Clinical Director |
Gary McConahay, PhD has over 35 continuous years of treatment and management experience in community mental health programs and in suicide prevention. He is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of ColumbiaCare Services, Inc. and the Director of its Center for Suicide Prevention. He has served on statewide and national advisory groups and expert panels, including for both National Suicide Prevention Strategies and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. He has professionally consulted and trained on suicide and related subjects with individuals, counties, states and every branch of the US military in 23 states and 10 countries or US territories.
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