Welcome to QPR Suicide Prevention
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Each year in New Zealand, over 500 people complete suicide, and approximately 6 times that number attempt suicide that results in hospitalisation.. These unfortunate tragedies are preventable.
QPR is an evidence-based and award winning suicide prevention training model that takes a systems wide approach to effectively train an organisation's staff or individuals and reduce the risk of suicide.
QPR New Zealand offers three comprehensive course packages to cost effectively train organisations, community members and individuals on suicide prevention strategies. These courses are available as an overall training system to organisations to enable them to train staff, at an appropriate level, to ensure the organisation is competent in suicide risk detection, assessment and management of suicidal clients. Individuals can choose the course or courses suited to their own particular requirements for suicide prevention training.
The first of these courses QPR Suicide Screening is available on-line. The other two courses are available in face to face format and will be available on-line before the end of 2009.
QPR New Zealand
Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa Limited (www.casa.org.nz) is licenced by the QPR Institute to exclusively provide QPR services in New Zealand. These are delivered and managed under the name QPR New Zealand.
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About the QPR Institute
The QPR Institute (www.qprinstitute.com) is a suicide prevention training organization committed to reducing suicide attempts and completions. The Institute offers comprehensive suicide prevention training programs, educational and clinical materials for the general public, professionals and institutions.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are trained in CPR to help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and how to question, persuade, and refer someone for help.
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Our comprehensive suicide prevention courses cost-effectively train staff and community members on suicide prevention strategies at levels appropriate to a person's role and need. Everyone can take part in preventing suicide:
- people in all walks of life, lay and professional, individuals, volunteers and organisations
- those having first contact with persons at risk for suicidal behaviours
- professionals who evaluate and work with suicidal persons
Level I Training: QPR Suicide Screening
QPR Suicide Screening provides training in a comprehensive first-level suicide screening method for people in all walks of life, lay and professional, individuals and organisations. This on-line training programme will equip you with the confidence and competence to Question someone about thoughts of suicide and then to Persuade them to accept a Referral for help. Like CPR, this training has the potential to save lives by training all of us to know what to say, to know what to do and how to act when someone we know is at risk for suicide. Information is provided about suicide prevention risk factors and warnings signs.
QPR Suicide Screening is:
- Offered on-line and contains video and interactive learning
- May be completed in as little as two hours
- Is assessed using a competency-based quiz
- Includes printed booklet summarizing the training programme
- Includes a Certificate of Course Completion
- Includes a downloadable e-book "Suicide: the forever decision"
Level II Training: QPR Suicide Triage
QPR Suicide Triage training teaches participants how to probe for, and initially assess immediate risk factors for suicidal behaviours, and how to immediately enhance protective factors. This more advanced training builds on the skill offered in Level I training, going beyond basic first-level screening. The target audience of this course are school counsellors, nurses, help-line staff, social workers, case managers, clergy, police, correctional staff, probation officers, ambulance officers and other professionals in a position to have first contact with persons at risk for suicidal behaviours. It is designed to train participants to make an initial assessment of risk for suicide and to "triage" the at-risk person to a professional for further assessment and and care. QPR Suicide Triage training is currently available via classroom instruction using interactive teaching methods and multimedia presentations, offering hands-on practice, tools, techniques and resources for the provider. It will be available as an on-line course before the end of 2009.
Level III Training: QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment & Management
QPRT stands for Question, Persuade, Refer, Treat. QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment & Management is a course designed for professionals - psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, social workers, substance abuse treatment providers, and or any registered professionals who evaluate and work with suicidal persons. QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment & Management is currently available via classroom instruction using interactive teaching methods and multimedia presentations, offering hands-on practice, tools, techniques and resources for the professional provider. It will be available as an on-line course before the end of 2009.
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