Counselling Services offers a broad range of suicide intervention and mental health training programs. Our goals are to raise campus mental health awareness, reduce mental health stigma, and support early intervention for those in need within our Waterloo campus community.

Interested in having Counselling Services present a training to your faculty or group? Fill out our Training Request form. Please note that training requests are reviewed on Wednesdays, so there may be a delay in receiving a response depending on when you submit the request.

Note: Due to the high demand for these trainings, starting in Spring term 2019, there will be a no-show fee charged to registrants who sign up to attend and do not attend. If you are unable to make a training you've signed up for, you may cancel on your own.

Self Cancellation:

Student: Log into GoSignMeUp, select the course you wish to unregister from. Click Drop/ Unregister.

Employees: Log into GoSignMeUp, select the course you wish to unregister from. Click Drop/ Unregister.

Registering for future trainings: if you have unregistered and wish to enroll in a training at a later date, please visit this website to find the training schedule. If you do not see the schedule for the next term, please revisit this website from time to time to check the schedule.

You may contact Kalpita Gaitonde in case of any further questions.

QPR - Virtual This training teaches participants how to recognize and support someone who may be having thoughts of suicide. It is an education and awareness program that provides direction as to how to Question a person with thoughts of suicide, how to Persuade them to get help, and how to Refer the person to appropriate professional resources. Training content: How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be having thoughts of suicide

How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide

Common causes and warning signs

How to get help for someone in crisis Duration: 1.5 hours Upcoming dates: Faculty and Staff Training Student Training Wednesday, October 21, 2020 (1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp. Monday, December 9, 2020 (9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp. Monday, August 17, 2020 (1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp. Thursday, November 26, 2020 (1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp.

De-escalating Difficult Student Situations - Virtual This training teaches participants how navigate difficult student situations. Faculty and staff will discuss strategies and responses to support students who are experiencing difficulty de-escalating their emotions. Training content: Stages of mental health

Risk factors

Triggers related to escalated emotions

Possible responses to the difficult behaviours

Strategies to connect to students in distress Duration: 2.5 hours Upcoming dates: Faculty and Staff Peer Leaders (Students) Tuesday, October 27, 2020 (1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 (1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.) Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp.

More Feet on the Ground - Virtual This training consists of a facilitated discussion of the online More Feet on the Ground mental health education program. This program uses those online materials, as well as vignettes to teach participants how to Recognize, Respond, and Refer individuals experiencing mental health problems on campus. Training content: Comprehensive information about common mental health and addiction concerns

Overview of signs/symptoms, treatment options, mental health stigma

Facts, statistics, and stories of lived experience

Campus and community resource information

Opportunity to receive a certificate following successful completion of a brief on-line assessment of learning Duration: 2.5 hours Upcoming dates: Faculty and Staff Training Student Training Tuesday, September 22, 2020 (9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp. Wednesday, November 4, 2020 (9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

Location: Online - Microsoft Teams. Registration is on GoSignMeUp.