This 3+ hour NREPP-listed certificate training program is designed for anyone working with persons with substance abuse issues and especially those working with veterans. The course includes approximately 2 hours of content (video lecture, case scenarios, practice exercises) that address how to reduce suicide risk in our veterans and others.
The course includes Level 1 QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention and an approved, brief edition of the Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) best practice registered training program. Both program descriptions can be found at: http://www.sprc.org/bpr.
The program also includes additional content covering the following:
- Prevalence of suicide, risk and protective factors.
- In dept coverage of addictions and suicide.
- Basic helping skills for suicidal patients
- How to communicate effectively with suicidal individuals, attempt survivors, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
This is not a train-the-trainer program. The certificate awarded may be approved for Continuing Education Credits by any number of organizations. Additional and optional training modules are included.
This course is co-taught by two international experts in addiction medicine and suicide prevention. To learn more about Drs. Richard Ries and Dr.Paul Quinnett, go to www.qprinstitute.com and click on faculty Google their names.
To see the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices listing, go to: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=299
This training program is intended to prevent suicide not just among patients, but among colleagues, co-workers, and family members. For those interested in learning how to conduct an initial suicide risk assessment, and to reduce immediate risk for suicide, the QPR Suicide Triage training program is recommended. For those who actively treat suicidal patients, the QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and Risk Management training program is recommended.
Suicide rates for QPR courses are US-specific. To determine suicide rates in your country, please visit the World Health Organization at http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide_rates/en/ .
As you will see, many of these reports are quite dated. If your country keeps such data but does not necessarily report to WHO, try Googling federal, state, or province name and "suicide rate." If you are teaching suicide prevention courses you will need this data; the more local the data the better. But remember that suicide rates need 5 to 10 year horizons to be of much value as to interpreting any changes in trend lines.
Why is the relationship of alcohol/drugs and suicide important? Is there is an increased risk in persons with substance abuse or dependence?
Finally, the four primary goals of the QPR Institute are these:
As of this writing in early 2014, the Institute has trained almost two million gatekeepers worldwide. In addition, thousands of clinical health care providers have been trained in how to detect, assess, manage, and treat suicidal consumers.
If this sounds like an "army" of people helping to prevent suicide, it is. Now, with your help, we will create a new division in that army of educated, trained CDPs to help prevent suicide around the globe.
While expert opinion may differ as to what helper competencies are required to assist suicidal persons achieve the most beneficial outcomes, little controversy exists about the lack of qualified manpower to help the thousands of people who think about, attempt, and sometimes die by suicide. For this reason alone, new state laws are being passed to improve the capacity of health professionals to respond effectively to suicidal patients.
Even among licensed professionals there is a serious lack of systematic training in how to a) detect suicide risk, b) assess immediate risk for suicidal behaviors and c) provide helpful crisis mitigation services to suicidal persons.
The primary mission of the QPR Institute has been to provide technology transfer of evidence-based knowledge into useful skills and helpful interventions for those wishing to assist suicidal persons. To this end, the Institute has developed comprehensive training programs to address the training deficits among clinical providers as outlined in both editions of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, and to provide customized suicide prevention training to match the service setting and the levels of duty professionals in those settings have for the health and safety of those they serve.
The history and source of these training programs is derived from earlier research and development work in partnership with Washington State University, The Washington Institute for Mental Health Research, the Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program, Spokane Mental Health (now Frontier Behavioral Health), and Spokane County Regional Health District.
We know that chemical dependency providers are in frequent contact with at-risk populations. In our view, they need to know as much about suicidal behaviors and how to intervene to reduce risk and enhance safety as do trained mental health professionals. Learning to recognize and respond to possible suicide warning signs, and how to facilitate a competent referral and follow-up is key to preventing suicide.
This training is not a substitute for a college degree in counseling or other mental health profession, nor can it provide the face-to-face supervised experience those in the helping professions are provided in the course of their professional career development. The program does not teach suicide risk assessment skills. Suicide risk assessment training is provided in other QPR Institute programs.
Modularized in a rich mix of text, video, voice-over PowerPoint™ lectures, interactive practice sessions, and other state-of-the-art interactive and e-learning technologies, the QPR for CDPs training program provides a dynamic introduction to suicide risk detection, intervention, means restriction, referral and follow up.
NOTE: If you intend to purchase more than one course, please contact Kathryn White at (888) 726-7926 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Certificate of Course Completion (6 hours) | Pricing |
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Per person |
$79.00 |
10-or more |
$69.00 |
For any questions with pricing, please contact Brian Quinnett @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thank you for helping to prevent suicide.