QPR for School Health Professionals, Youth Workers, Mentors, and Advocates

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4 hours

lesson

15 lessons

teachs

Taught by Paul Quinnett, PhD

You will receive the access key to the course within 24 hours of your purchase.

Suicide rates among young people are unacceptably high, and recent reports indicate they are headed higher still. As someone who works with youth, you are in one of the best possible positions to prevent youth suicide. This version of enhanced QPR training is designed for everyone who works with youth to help keep our kids from dying by suicide.

This program is designed to train those who work with youth essential suicide warning signs recognition skills, understand youth suicide and its demographics, as well as how to immediately reduce the risk that a youth will attempt suicide in the near term. Participants learn how to intervene with safe and effective evidence-based strategies to help avert further suicidal behavior, as well as how to make an expert referral.

Key Topics:

Scope and nature of youth suicide
Non-suicidal self-injury
Bullying and suicide
LGBTQ and suicide risk
Screening skills for pre-teen youth
First episode psychosis
Suicide-specific evidence-based treatments

Highlights of the course:

07 essential helping skills
03 safety interventions
06 role-plays

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

Describe the common myths and facts surrounding suicide
Identify unique verbal, behavioural, and situational suicide warning signs
Screen youth and young adults at risk of suicide
Screen pre-teen children for suicide risk
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
Describe the role of bullying in youth suicide risk
Demonstrate increased knowledge, skills, self-efficacy and intent to act to intervene with someone at risk of suicide
Describe three safe and effective interventions to immediately reduce the risk of a suicide attempt
Describe evidence-based treatments for suicide
Know how to engage and assist a suicidal colleague or co-worker
Describe suicide-specific evidence-based treatment
Demonstrate (in multiple role-plays) the skills taught in this course

Disclaimer

Please note that our courses are not certified for Continuing Education (CE) credits. Online courses do not come with the supervision necessary to practise in real life situations. Participant accounts will remain active for one year from the date of purchase, allowing ample time to complete the course.

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