Corrections professionals have a high degree of contact with those at elevated risk of suicide, especially mentally ill offenders, those arrested for the first time, and those facing sentencing whether in jail or on probation. This interactive, multimedia, three-certificate course teaches both students and working professionals how to mitigate the risk of suicide attempts and completions both in and out of correctional facilities.
Suicide rates for QPR courses are US-specific. To determine suicide rates in your country, please visit the World Health Organization at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mental-health/suicide-rates.
As background to this building this course, the QPR Institute worked with noted law enforcement and corrections professionals to build a training program designed to meet the needs of those working in correctional facilities and who plan a career in corrections. Some key findings from expert consultation and research were these:
This training program is designed to help prevent suicide among inmates as well as corrections professionals, their colleagues, friends and family members,
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, including in the world of corrections.
This training is not a substitute for a college degree in counseling or other helping 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.
NOTE: If you intend to purchase more than one course, please contact Brian Quinnett (208) 882-6160 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Individual certificate pricing:
Certificate of Course Completion (3 hours) |
Pricing |
Per person |
$59.00 |
10 or more |
$49.00 |
Thank you for helping to prevent suicide.