​Looking to gain new skills and improve your ability to help?

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training 
OCMHC & Center for Student Success highly recommends all students, faculty, and staff take the QPR training which provides skills for sitting with a peer in crisis and having difficult conversations about suicide prevention. This 40 minute training focuses on how to ask difficult questions, persuade peers to seek help, and refers peers to appropriate mental health health resources. 
Introduction to Peer Helping Skills Course (LEAD 201/202)
If you are interested in enhancing your peer support skills, the Center for Student Success offers Introduction to Peer Helping Skills (LEAD 201/202) courses for 2 credits under their Learning Enhancement (LEAD) programs. 
  • LEAD 201 teaches comprehension and critical engagement of active listening, communication, self-awareness, self-care, identity, interpersonal dynamics, social justice, coping, stress, sexuality, referral processes, and campus resources. 
  • LEAD 202 expands on these concepts to engage deeper in the skills of crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, sexual violence, and suicide prevention. LEAD 201 is a prerequisite for LEAD 202 and is required before taking the course. 
  • Register online at OberView for LEAD 201

Want a representative from Oberlin to reach out to your friend? 

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Phone: (440) 775-8462​
Location: 
Peters Hall, Room 118
(50 N. Professor St.)​
Student Help & Resource Exchange (SHARE):
The Student Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE) program promotes student success by providing a forum for faculty, staff, and students to share concerns, supporting a collaborative approach, and providing opportunities for meaningful interactions. 

Student can connect with the SHARE advisor of the Day by scheduling an appointment  or calling the Office of the Dean of Students at any time during business hours. The office is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. 

Available Resources: 
  • The online SHARE form is available to students, faculty, and others who wish to refer a student who may be struggling emotionally, need additional support, or is exhibiting other concerning behavior. You can fill out this form anonymously as it does not violate the privacy rights of students. 
  • For more information check out their website​
Active Listening Skills for Obies (ALSO) Workshops:
Active Listening Skills for Obies (ALSO) workshops highlight verbal, non-verbal, and mindset listening skills critical to holding a non-directive support space. for peers. Additionally, this workshop prepares peers to refer one another to campus resources when applicable. This workshop is beneficial for those interested in enhancing effective communication, active listening, and peer-support. Additionally, this workshop teaches everyday skills that can be used in a more general capacity such as for job interviews, team building, career enhancement, employing difficult conversations, working in groups, and so much more! 
To complete QPR training or request an ALSO workshop please reach out to mburgdor@oberlin.edu or sgarcia@oberlin.edu