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ERIC Number: EJ761956
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Feb
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Suicide Intervention: Training, Roles, and Knowledge of School Psychologists
Debski, Jennifer; Spadafore, Candy Dubord; Jacob, Susan; Poole, Debra A.; Hixson, Michael D.
Psychology in the Schools, v44 n2 p157-170 Feb 2007
Practitioner-members of the National Association of School Psychologists (N = 162) completed questionnaires regarding their suicide prevention and postvention roles, training, preparedness, and knowledge. Most were crisis team members, yet less than one-half reported graduate training in suicide risk assessment and less than one-fourth in postvention. Compared to nondoctoral-level practitioners, doctoral-trained practitioners felt better prepared to handle suicidal students. Most respondents had participated in a suicide risk assessment in the past 2 years, with few using standardized measures. Performance was moderately strong on questions about knowledge of risk factors, warning signs, and appropriate steps to respond to a suicidal student, but respondents showed less familiarity with postvention recommendations intended to discourage contagion. Training suggestions were identified.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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