One in every of my roles as a Prevention Coordinator on the Tillamook Household Counseling Heart is to supply group members with alternatives to be educated within the Query, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper coaching. This coaching is an evidenced based mostly suicide prevention coaching that has been used worldwide. Contributors who attend this coaching can anticipate to be taught, widespread suicide warning indicators, suicide info, provide hope, and the three steps of QPR.
This previous 12 months, TFCC offered eight free QPR Gatekeeper trainings (trainings had been offered September 2020-July 2021). I’m glad to report that there have been 85 group members who had attended certainly one of these trainings. TFCC will proceed to supply these trainings to group members all through this 12 months. The following QPR Gatekeeper trainings will happen nearly, September twenty fourth at 10:00-11:30AM. To be taught extra about these trainings please be at liberty to contact me at Janeanek@tfcc.org.
Just lately, I contacted former QPR Gatekeeper coaching members to request suggestions for this coaching. I used to be lucky sufficient to obtain many considerate responses from previous members. Proceed studying to be taught what native members appreciated about this coaching.
“This was my first time taking a response coaching targeted on psychological well being. I’ve had troublesome conversations prior to now with pals about melancholy or suicide and I’ve all the time struggled in realizing the easiest way to reply or assist somebody. The QPR course provided an overview for method these conversations, which I tremendously appreciated since you by no means know while you may must depend on that coaching.” – Public Well being Skilled
“I appreciated the QPR gatekeeper coaching, as a result of it affords hope by offering concrete methods to reply to pals, members of the family, or co-workers who could be vulnerable to suicide.” – Neighborhood Response Coordinator Advocate for Tides of Change
“I appreciated the truth that it went into element on how we should always go about asking an individual questions, to search out out if they’re contemplating making an attempt suicide. I additionally appreciated the actual fact that there have been a number of members, who had been concerned within the session & had their very own enter.” – Worksource JOBS Program
“What I appreciated concerning the QPR coaching was the way in which it removes each the stigma round suicide and the hopelessness that after an individual has determined to take their life there isn’t a turning them round.” – Religion Chief
“Issues that I loved concerning the QPR gatekeeper coaching, provided freed from cost, required just one morning of my time, was a small group with native names and faces, the fabric is from a reliable supply and I used to be assured that it was taught to constancy requirements, Nothing offered was past my consolation zone, no observe up was required to show that I retained what was taught, and principally, I really feel empowered to successfully intervene with household, pals, or shoppers after I suspect they could be contemplating suicide.” – Household and Youth Providers Coordinator
“I believed the QPR coaching was very useful and helpful after we encounter a Veteran that’s having a psychological well being disaster”. – Veterans Providers
“I like that they gave precise knowledge, and I appreciated that they gave examples of what to do and what to not do.” – Scholar
“The QPR was very informative {and professional}. I realized lots. I disposed of some myths in my pondering.” – Retired instructor
“QPR was a protected and constructive studying alternative, as a digital area to lift my consciousness, find out about issues to search for, and acquire instruments to reply. I extremely advocate this studying alternative!” – Nonprofit Group Workers/Father or mother
“I actually loved being along with different invested folx to remind us that we will create a community of assist in our very personal communities. The coaching additionally addresses widespread misconceptions and myths round suicide, urging us to Query, Persuade, and Refer (QPR), with a view to save lives. I’d positively advocate this coaching to others and can be inquisitive about studying how this coaching is customized to be shared amongst youth.” – Neighborhood Member/Social Employee
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