QPR Gatekeeper PLUS (2-hour edition)
One Time Cost of $59.00
This 2-hour course teaches participants the basic QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention as well as basic suicide counseling skills. Participants will also be taught best-practice referrals to a therapist trained in the evidence-based, suicide-specific treatment.
- Includes basic QPR training
- 7 essential helping skills
- 5 Scenario-based simulation role-plays
- Referral best practices to evidence-based care
Program Purpose
Participants learn how to recognize suicide warning signs, intervene with QPR, and how to offer emotional support while making an expert referral.
Program Description
Modularized in a rich mix of text, video, voice-over PowerPoint™ lectures, scenario-based practice sessions, and other state-of-the-art interactive and e-learning technologies, this program provides a dynamic approach to gatekeeper training that is both engaging and enjoyable.
Participants who complete this course should be able to:
- Describe the common myths and facts surrounding suicide
- Identify unique verbal, behavioral, and situational suicide warning signs
- Offer science-based emotional support to someone in crisis.
- Recognize at least three suicide warning signs
- Recognize at least three risk factors for suicide
- Recognize at least three protective factors against suicide
- Demonstrate increased knowledge, skills, self-efficacy and intent to act to intervene with someone at risk of suicide
- Describe evidence-based treatments for suicide
- Know how to engage and assist a suicidal colleague or co-worker
- Describe how to locate referral resources and how to access them
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
QPR Institute (QPRI) has been approved by NBCC as an
Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5889.
Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.
QPRI is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.