Lawyers often encounter people in emotional pain, and the profession itself has elevated rates of depression, substance use, and suicide. Having strategies for working with others in a crisis can save lives.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer. With simple, practical, and proven steps, QPR training is the most widely taught suicide prevention gatekeeper training in the world.
Missouri lawyers have access to five QPR training courses scheduled from March through July of this year. The training is at no cost and approved for up to 1.6 hours of MCLE credit, including ethics.
Participants will become more comfortable and confident in broaching the sensitive subject of suicide, receive support resources, and have the opportunity to practice and discuss skills learned.
All trainings take place be via Zoom. Participants will learn:
— The three steps of QPR; — How to identify basic myths and facts about suicide; — How to recognize warning signs; — How to ask the question;— About offering hope;— To practice asking someone about this topic, using examples that could take place in a legal setting;— About recent research on lawyer and judicial well-being as time permits.
Each session is two hours long and limited to 25 participants. The session will conclude with recent research regarding lawyer and judicial well-being. Attendees will receive access to online support materials to reinforce the training, complete a pre- and post-test about their confidence in discussing the topic of suicide, and can print a certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Register To register, first click on your preferred time and date. Once you have registered, the event will appear on your MOBAR CLE account.
March 12, noon-2 p.m. https://mobar-org.zoom.us/j/83519087139?pwd=JbfUyHWIuqapP15ebO083yaVfxP0Bu.1
April 30, noon-2 p.m. https://mobar-org.zoom.us/j/89119367946?pwd=M44a0ROPAVgybbOm3OjqhaKuvW724V.1
May 28, noon-2 p.m. https://mobar-org.zoom.us/j/86937121180?pwd=9VIXSZp18VoUn9J86dNfl7VuBJatX1.1
June 25, noon-2 p.m. https://mobar-org.zoom.us/j/86397006096?pwd=oKauhILE9j1xbLTITJWKKiKTOn66B5.1
July 16, noon-2 p.m. https://mobar-org.zoom.us/j/84508011500?pwd=jtA7ZtbnpYSrye4nuK6Fs8VCK0UbMb.1
Next, go to qprinstitute.com/register and sign up for training materials using instructor code QPR2393301251 for Stacy Parmer. This will give participants access to the training pre-test, post-test, follow-up support materials, and allow them to provide instructor feedback to improve the quality of the training.
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