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Join us for two days (9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day) at the Crisis Skills Intervention Skills workshop, developed by Vancouver Island Society. This research-based training fosters a strengths-based approach to frontline workers and other community helpers with regard to the communication, assessment, and suicide response skills for crisis intervention. This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants. Join us for two days (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) as our master trainers present ASIST 11 (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by LivingWorks), a skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions. This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants. Consider becoming a Volunteer Crisis Line Responder for the Vancouver Island Crisis Society and take part in a rewarding, enriching, and challenging experience. We offer three volunteering options: A) Providing support from our Crisis Centre, answering local, provincial, and national networks, with remote service options; B) Supporting remotely via Vancouver Island Crisis Chat and Crisis Text only; and C) Supporting remotely via Vancouver Island Crisis Chat and Crisis Text and via the Talk Suicide Canada network (answering both Voice and Text interactions). This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC for in-person training (applicable only to Option A). Join us for presentation of safeTALK, one of the events we are presenting in honour of World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 (September 10) as one of our master trainers presents safeTALK (by LivingWorks), which provides Suicide Alertness skills for everyone. This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants. Join us for two days (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) as our master trainers present ASIST 11 (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by LivingWorks), a skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions. This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants. Join us for two days (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) as our master trainers present ASIST 11 (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by LivingWorks), a skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions. This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants.
Taking place online via Zoom, You Can Be the Light – Creating Hope Through Action is an hour-long talk that introduces new research and ideas about human relationality, resilience, and empowerment. It includes a fun and powerful activity: How to Build an Emotional First Aid Kit. Participants will receive a Zoom meeting link on September 6.
Taking place online via Zoom, You Can Be the Light – Creating Hope Through Action is an hour-long talk that introduces new research and ideas about human relationality, resilience, and empowerment. It includes a fun and powerful activity: How to Build an Emotional First Aid Kit.
Participants will receive a Zoom meeting link on September 6.
Join us for two days (9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day) at the Crisis Skills Intervention Skills workshop, developed by Vancouver Island Society. This research-based training fosters a strengths-based approach to frontline workers and other community helpers with regard to the communication, assessment, and suicide response skills for crisis intervention.
This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants.
Join us for two days (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) as our master trainers present ASIST 11 (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by LivingWorks), a skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions.
This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants.
Consider becoming a Volunteer Crisis Line Responder for the Vancouver Island Crisis Society and take part in a rewarding, enriching, and challenging experience. We offer three volunteering options: A) Providing support from our Crisis Centre, answering local, provincial, and national networks, with remote service options; B) Supporting remotely via Vancouver Island Crisis Chat and Crisis Text only; and C) Supporting remotely via Vancouver Island Crisis Chat and Crisis Text and via the Talk Suicide Canada network (answering both Voice and Text interactions).
This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC for in-person training (applicable only to Option A).
Join us for presentation of safeTALK, one of the events we are presenting in honour of World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 (September 10) as one of our master trainers presents safeTALK (by LivingWorks), which provides Suicide Alertness skills for everyone.
This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants.
Join us for two days (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) as our master trainers present ASIST 11 (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by LivingWorks), a skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions.
This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants.
Join us for two days (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) as our master trainers present ASIST 11 (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training by LivingWorks), a skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions.
This workshop adheres to the latest Communicable Disease Prevention recommendations of WorkSafeBC. Maximum of 12 participants.