Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) (90 minutes)
2025-26 School Year
Virtual Sessions
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 4:00-5:30pm
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday, January 22, 2026 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday, April 16, 2026 4:00-5:30pm
Tamarack Grief Resource Center strengthens and honors individuals, families, and communities throughout their journey with grief. With offices in Missoula, Kalispell, and Browning, we help individuals and communities navigate grief and loss through counseling, grief camps and retreats, school-based programs, support groups, community workshops, and professional education.
QPR Facilitator: Emily Hargis, BSW, TGRC Program Manager
As TGRC Program Manager, Emily brings years of diverse experiences in nonprofit centers
across the Northwest. For decades, her work has centered around creating healing spaces,
legacies, and new opportunities for people through quality services and organizational
management. Her years with an organ donation organization, assisting young families, and
working as an executive assistant have solidified her comfort and passion working with
individuals and families throughout grief.
QPR Facilitator: Aubrey Howell, BSW, TGRC Youth and Family Specialist
Aubrey coordinates and facilitates camps, workshops, and groups for children and adults
experiencing grief and trauma. Aubrey attended the University of Montana and has her
Bachelor of Social Work. She has a specialized interest in compassionate peer support for those grieving a death by suicide and focuses on postvention activities as a critical part of suicide prevention efforts in her work at TGRC.
Workshop Description:
Title: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) (90 minutes)
Description:
In accordance with the "Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Act" MCA 20-7-1310 the Tamarack Grief Resource Center Facilitators will train attendees in Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to
recognize and respond to the warning signs of a suicide crisis using the steps of Question, Persuade and Refer. You will come away empowered with practical tips for communicating openly about suicide and increased comfort discussing mental health.
Objectives:
• Outline Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention strategy
• Learn about local and national resources, including TGRC individual and group support options
• Question & Response
Free registration is available to educators who fall into one of these categories:
1. You work for a school district that is a member of the Montana Small Schools Alliance (MSSA)
2. You work on an Indian Reservation or a border town school with majority Indian students
3. You work in a Class C school district. These scholarships are funded by our Stop School Violence grant.
Space is limited:
Registration per session is limited to 35 attendees.
Location:Virtual: Zoom
Costs:
$35/workshop if not an educator within a school that qualifies for free registration.
1 OPI renewal unit provided
Course Number: 26561201
For more information, contact [email protected]
Register at: https://forms.gle/6WdcCyruN562beNm9
2025-26 School Year
Virtual Sessions
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 4:00-5:30pm
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday, January 22, 2026 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday, April 16, 2026 4:00-5:30pm
Tamarack Grief Resource Center strengthens and honors individuals, families, and communities throughout their journey with grief. With offices in Missoula, Kalispell, and Browning, we help individuals and communities navigate grief and loss through counseling, grief camps and retreats, school-based programs, support groups, community workshops, and professional education.
QPR Facilitator: Emily Hargis, BSW, TGRC Program Manager
As TGRC Program Manager, Emily brings years of diverse experiences in nonprofit centers
across the Northwest. For decades, her work has centered around creating healing spaces,
legacies, and new opportunities for people through quality services and organizational
management. Her years with an organ donation organization, assisting young families, and
working as an executive assistant have solidified her comfort and passion working with
individuals and families throughout grief.
QPR Facilitator: Aubrey Howell, BSW, TGRC Youth and Family Specialist
Aubrey coordinates and facilitates camps, workshops, and groups for children and adults
experiencing grief and trauma. Aubrey attended the University of Montana and has her
Bachelor of Social Work. She has a specialized interest in compassionate peer support for those grieving a death by suicide and focuses on postvention activities as a critical part of suicide prevention efforts in her work at TGRC.
Workshop Description:
Title: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) (90 minutes)
Description:
In accordance with the "Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Act" MCA 20-7-1310 the Tamarack Grief Resource Center Facilitators will train attendees in Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to
recognize and respond to the warning signs of a suicide crisis using the steps of Question, Persuade and Refer. You will come away empowered with practical tips for communicating openly about suicide and increased comfort discussing mental health.
Objectives:
• Outline Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention strategy
• Learn about local and national resources, including TGRC individual and group support options
• Question & Response
Free registration is available to educators who fall into one of these categories:
1. You work for a school district that is a member of the Montana Small Schools Alliance (MSSA)
2. You work on an Indian Reservation or a border town school with majority Indian students
3. You work in a Class C school district. These scholarships are funded by our Stop School Violence grant.
Space is limited:
Registration per session is limited to 35 attendees.
Location:Virtual: Zoom
Costs:
$35/workshop if not an educator within a school that qualifies for free registration.
1 OPI renewal unit provided
Course Number: 26561201
For more information, contact [email protected]
Register at: https://forms.gle/6WdcCyruN562beNm9