QPR Screening and Referral Training

Many professionals prefer to screen for suicide risk verbally rather than to use a standardized paper-and-pencil form. A positive screen from a verbal screening question can lead naturally to a conversation about immediate risk, drivers for suicide, the offering of support, and a more informed and successful referral. This course teaches participants how to use the most widely distributed gatekeeper training program in the world as a verbal suicide risk screening and referral tool in any setting for any age group, including children.

  • Includes basic QPR training
  • Essential helping skills
  • Scenario-based simulation training
  • Referral best practices to evidence-based care

One time cost of $99

Purchase Course

Many professionals prefer to screen for suicide risk verbally rather than to use a standardized paper-and-pencil form. A positive screen from a verbal screening question can lead naturally to a conversation about immediate risk, drivers for suicide, the offering of support, and a more informed and successful referral. This course teaches participants how to use the most widely distributed gatekeeper training program in the world as a verbal suicide risk screening and referral tool in any setting for any age group, including children.

Duration
3
Hours
Total of
15
Lessons
Taught by:
Paul Quinnett, Ph.D.

Program Purpose

This training program is designed to teach a verbal suicide screening protocol to anyone tasked with conducting an initial screening interview with potentially at-risk populations in any setting. Participants learn how to recognize suicide warning signs, and how to probe for suicide desire, intent and immediate risk, as well as how to make 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 screening for suicide, risk detection, initial intervention, referral and follow up.

Program Goals

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the common myths and facts surrounding suicide
  • Identify unique verbal, behavioral, and situational suicide warning signs
  • Screen someone at risk of suicide
  • Screen children and youth at risk of suicide
  • Inquire about suicidal intent and desire
  • 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

In Sum

This brief training program teaches essential skills in how to recognize suicide warning signs as well as to screen for suicide risk in a standardized interview. When a person is positive for suicidal ideation, the course teaches how to immediately intervene to avert a possible suicide attempt.

This training program is NOT available for NBCC continuing education credit.