Suicide Screening

QPR, the "Question, Persuade and Refer" training programme is a comprehensive first-level suicide screening method for individuals in the community and for organizations.

QPR is a straightforward and highly accessible on-line, multi-media adult learning programme to teach laypersons and professionals how to recognize that a person may be contemplating suicide and how to ask about this.  QPR presents the steps to Question a person to determine if they have suicidal thoughts or plans followed by instruction in how to Persuade and to Refer someone at-risk to the next level of intervention.

As the QPR training is online, participants can work at their own pace section by section, at home and or at work, anywhere where there is an Internet connection.  Participants can refresh their learning as often as required during the 12-month subscription period although the competency based quiz and completion certificate will not be available once the course has been successfully completed.

 Level I Training:  QPR Suicide Screening is designed to teach people in all walks of life, lay and professional, how to recognize. assist and refer someone potentially suicidal to  further assessment and care through three simple steps:  how to Question, Persuade and Refer.  The assessment, quantification and classification of levels of suicide risk is a professional service provided by trained healthcare providers.  This this course includes a behavioural action plan you can use to move a willing or ambivalent suicidal person to accept a referral for professional assessment and care.  According to Dr. Paul Quinnett, the developer of QPR, the programme's concepts are intentionally selected to:

1. Provide a progressive stepwise intervention leading to a specific intended outcome which is supported by the published literature on brief and effective suicide interventions.
2. Achieve a helpful dialogue between someone at risk for suicide and a trained person, which may lead to a reduction in the risk of a suicide attempt.
3. Conceptually link QPR to CPR - a well known, universal intervention for emergent medical crises that can be executed by trained lay persons.

QPR can be delivered strategically to individuals and organizations in key positions of influence who will be trained to provide first level suicide screening.  The training programme includes:

• Size and scope of the problem
• Risk factors for suicide
• The warning signs of a suicide crisis
• The common causes of suicidal behaviour
• Relationship of mental illness to suicide
• When and how to Question suicidal people and why
• How to Persuade people to accept help
• How to Refer people to resources
• How to get help for someone in crisis

• Understand the background, rationale and guidelines for use of the QPR Suicide Screening Method.
• Identify information on suicide risk reduction practices and critical information on unrecognized suicide risk.
• Discuss the epidemiology of suicide and describe the relationship between mental illness and suicide.
• State recognized risk factors for suicide
• Use the QPR Suicide Screening process, including asking the "Suicide Question," supporting the suicidal person's decision to get help, assisting the suicidal person in accessing additional resources.

Training includes information for increased awareness and knowledge related to screening for suicidal thoughts and behaviours as well as practical skills training regarding when and how to ask the "Suicide Question".

The price for one online training account is $50.00 including GST.
This training account is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

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For further information on QPR Suicide Screening please contact us by email or by telephone on 0800 448 909.