ERIC Number: EJ1312372
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-2164-3989
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School Counselors' Exposure to Student Suicide, Suicide Assessment Self-Efficacy, and Workplace Anxiety: Implications for Training, Practice, and Research
Becnel, Alexander T.; Range, Lillian; Remley, Theodore P., Jr.
Professional Counselor, v11 n3 p327-339 2021
In a national sample of current school counselors with membership in the American School Counselor Association (N = 226), we examined the prevalence of suicide training among school counselors as well as differences in suicide assessment self-efficacy and workplace anxiety between school counselors who were exposed to student suicide and those who were not. The results indicate that 38% of school counselors were not prepared for suicide prevention during graduate training. Although school counselors' exposure to suicide was not related to their workplace anxiety, those who were exposed to a student suicide attempt had higher suicide assessment self-efficacy scores than those who were not. This study demonstrates the impact of suicide exposure on school counselors and the need for additional suicide assessment training.
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Suicide, At Risk Students, Risk Assessment, Self Efficacy, Anxiety, Work Environment, Incidence, Work Experience, Correlation, Counselor Training, Graduate Study, Crisis Intervention, Prevention, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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