QPRT Role Play Training (Suicide Prevention)

QPRT (Question, Persuade, Refer, and Treat) is an evidence-based, clinical suicide prevention and risk-management training program. While the widely known QPR model serves as a general "gatekeeper" intervention, QPRT is an advanced expansion designed specifically for professionals who have a duty of care to evaluate, manage, and treat individuals at risk for suicide. The protocol equips participants with a standardized, practical framework to ask the right questions, persuade individuals to accept specialized help, and deliver immediate, evidence-based triage, referral, and clinical treatment.

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Who is this training for?

QPRT is specifically designed for healthcare providers, behavioral health professionals, and clinical staff who operate in environments where they are responsible for a patient's ongoing safety and care. This includes:

• Psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed counselors

• Social workers and marriage and family therapists (MFTs)

• Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants

• Crisis hotline clinicians and psychiatric triage staff

• Substance abuse counselors

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Why take QPRT training? 

• Bridges the Gap Between Referral and Care: Unlike basic gatekeeper training, QPRT provides the actual clinical tools needed to manage and treat a patient after a crisis has been identified.

• Reduces Clinical Liability: It provides organizations and individual providers with a standardized, defensible, and legally sound protocol for documentation and risk management.

• Improves Patient Outcomes: By teaching evidence-based triage and safety-planning techniques, the training directly helps reduce suicidal behaviors and ensures patients receive seamless, continuous care.

• Builds Professional Confidence: Participants gain the competence and confidence required to handle high-stakes, high-anxiety clinical situations with empathy and precision.