Reminder: Suicide awareness/prevention training

A reminder, if you were unable to take the annual suicide awareness/prevention training thus far it must be completed by the end of the semester.  This year’s training utilizes the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) method, which teaches people to recognize the warning signs of suicide and how to respond. The training session lasts approximately 1 hour. 

Those required to take the training include: nurses, teachers, counselors, school psychologists, administrators, social workers, health technicians, treatment nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, sign language interpreters, service coordinators, SLPs, Bilingual Liaisons, Gifted Mentors, Youth Development Team members, Campus Security, Early Childhood Student Parent Advocates, and para educators including SEMs. Any employee who is not required to take the training, including substitutes, can still take it if they choose to do so.

There is one remaining district session, Dec. 10, for new employees hired after the start of school, district staff and those unable to attend a school session. At the end of the training, you will be asked to complete a form. When you have completed the form you can download a certificate of completion. Save a copy and share with your supervisor.  All sessions can be found on Performance Matters and a Zoom link is shared if you want to attend remotely.

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