The Wellness Resource Center offers a number of trainings to support colleagues interested in promoting student wellness and resilience.  

Trainings range in length and are available upon request.  These conversations are excellent ways to enhance team meetings and staff retreats, but can be delivered any time.  Please access our program request form to request a training. Click here for the WRC Program Request Form.

Join us at upcoming opportunities!

Change Talk: Brief Motivational Interviewing for Effective Conversations
75-90 minutes
Faculty and staff may encounter challenging conversations, with students and colleagues alike. Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) is an evidence-based conversation style for having empathic, effective conversations about difficult topics and behaviors. The training will cover the basics of behavior change, foundational principles of BMI, and practice of core communication skills.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR): Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
90 minutes
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is an evidence-based suicide prevention gatekeeper training designed to provide participants with knowledge about suicide and confidence in basic skills to help someone in crisis. During this training, participants will learn about suicide statistics, differentiate myths from facts about suicide, and practice the core skills—Question, Persuade, and Refer. Information about campus resources and how to access them will be given.

Recovery Ally Training for Staff & Faculty 
60-90 minutes
This training will provide participants with the tools to be able to support students with substance use disorder(s) and those in recovery. Facilitators will review SUD basics, components of a recovery-friendly community, and resources that Temple offers to students in recovery to cultivate a Community of Care.

Request one or multiple programs for your team or office by accessing our program request form. Click here for the WRC Program Request Form.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to provide professionals with the most effective programming, we require a minimum of eight registrants. Each training is subject to cancellation.  Registrants will be notified of a cancellation via email 1-2 business days before the training date.  

Upcoming Opportunities | Summer 2025

Addressing Burnout & Workplace Well-Being 
Check back for dates! 

Change Talk: Brief Motivational Interviewing for Effective Conversations
Monday, June 16th at 11:30am on Zoom | Register today! 
Wednesday, July 9th at 2:00pm on Zoom | Register today!  

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR): Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
Wednesday, June 11th from 1:30-3:00pm on Zoom | Register today!
Monday, July 14th from 12:00-1:30pm on Zoom | Register today!