Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Online Training
We are excited to announce that the QPR Online Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training is now available for Community Colleges of Spokane students, faculty, and staff.
Learn the QPR method of suicide prevention through our online gatekeeper training in as little as one hour. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer: Three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people training in CPR and first aid help saves thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.
Step 1. Log on to: http://www.qprtraining.com/setup.php
Step 2. Organizational Code: BIGFOOT
Step 3. Enter your name and valid CCS email address (e.g. @scc.spokane.edu; @sfcc.spokane.edu; @ccs.spokane.edu; or @bigfoot.spokane.edu).
Step 4. Your User ID and password will be provided on screen and also emailed to the address you provided.
Step 5. Begin training.
If you have questions or difficulties during registration, please contact studentlife@scc.spokane.edu.
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid is an 8 – hour (total time commitment) virtual training that teaches skills to help someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis. The training is free to all CCS students, faculty, and staff. Participants learn about symptoms, crisis response, and active listening skills to support many mental health disorders, including: Depression; Anxiety, Trauma; Psychosis; and Substance Abuse.
Pre-registration is required and course seating is limited to 25 participants. Please see the schedule for upcoming scheduled trainings below. Online registration is available here:
Winter 2022 Dates TBA
Spring 2022 Dates TBA
This will be a two-day training for a total of 5.5 hours.
If you have a campus organization or department of at least 15 people interested in taking the course (outside of the scheduled times above) and would like to schedule a training for your department/organization, please contact us to schedule at studentlife@scc.spokane.edu.