FW: Suicide prevention training for faculty

Thu Jan 21 16:58:25 MST 2021

To all ALVSCE faculty, staff, and administrative team - please see below for information on QPR (question-persuade-refer) training available to all ALVSCE colleagues. I took this training last semester and it was interesting and informative. I hope that I never have to use the skills that I learned - but I am certainly glad that I learned them.

Jeannie

Jean E. McLain, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Faculty Advancement, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Research Scientist, Dept. of Environmental Science
Research Scientist, Water Resources Research Center
University of Arizona, Tucson

(520) 621-4084 [DIRECT LINE]
(520) 621-7292 [WRRC]
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Dear ALVSCE colleagues,

The past year has been filled with stressors and strains. Many faculty noticed the mental health toll the covid pandemic and the political turmoil had on their students. We urge you to take advantage of depression and suicide prevention training that is available to you at no cost.

As you may recall, the CALS mental health task force selected training protocols from the QPR Institute because the QPR Institute is the gold standard in training non-mental health providers how to talk about suicide and depression.  QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer. The mission of the QPR institute is to reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. We also selected two faculty within CALS to receive training to become Certified Gatekeeper Instructors. This training means that these faculty are able to demonstrate and provide feedback on how to have conversations about suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and risks as well as to assist others in applying QPR techniques. They also are available to answer any questions you have about the training.

Graduate students, faculty, and academic advisors are most likely to see warning signs of students' mental health problems. Many of our students are struggling with depression and struggling to complete any class assignments on time or engage in coursework in the ways they did in prior semesters. Untreated depression is the number one risk factor of suicide.

With QPR training, you can learn how to recognize warning signs of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Additionally, you will learn conversational skills that can help you interact with students during this difficult time and onward.

We invite you to take the QPR online training (free to CALS faculty, staff and graduate students). This is a 1-hour, online training that will provide you with the tools to learn about depression and suicide prevention, understand what the warning signs of suicide are, and how to get help for someone in crisis. Completing this online training also provides you with a digital booklet that you can keep as a resource for review and continued guidance.

After completing the online training, you will be invited to participate in a 1-hour webinar where the QPR Certified Gatekeeper Instructors will demonstrate how to talk about suicide and you will have opportunities to practice talking with individuals about suicide and depression and apply what you learned from the online QPR training. Just as we need to have the knowledge and tools to prevent the COVID transmission, we also need the knowledge and tools to prevent suicide.

 How to register for QPR online training:

1.       Navigate to: qprtraining.com/setup<http://www.qprtraining.com/setup.php>

2.       Enter the organization code ARIZONAQPR

3.       Select Create Account

4.       Complete and submit student registration form (you are the student)

5.       QPR will display and email the newly created Username and Password.

6.       Log in to begin training at qprtraining.com<http://qprtraining.com>

You will need to use your arizona.edu email to be able to register for this training.

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