ABSTRACT

Despite advances in suicide risk assessment and intervention, evidence-based suicide prevention training for university health service providers is still lacking. This study evaluated the core competency model of suicide prevention training for an interdisciplinary sample of university counseling and student health providers (N = 21). Training was delivered in a half-day workshop format. Participants completed a pre-post training assessment survey. Student health provider risk screening practices were also assessed in the time-period preceding and following training implementation. Consistent with expectations, training yielded significant and robust improvements in providers’ perceived suicide prevention skills and suicide prevention knowledge. However, suicide prevention attitudes and clinical response recognition did not reliably improve. Training was also associated with a greater frequency of student health service providers’ mental health screening administration. The core competency model demonstrates promise as an evidence-informed training program for university counseling center and student health providers.

摘要

尽管在自杀风险评估和干预方面取得了进展，但仍然缺乏针对大学医疗服务提供者的循证自杀预防培训。本研究针对大学咨询和学生保健提供者的跨学科样本评估了自杀预防培训的核心能力模型 ( N= 21). 培训以半天的研讨会形式进行。参与者完成了培训前评估调查。还在培训实施前后的时间段内评估了学生保健提供者的风险筛查做法。与预期一致，培训在提供者的自杀预防技能和自杀预防知识方面取得了显着而有力的改善。然而，自杀预防态度和临床反应认知并没有得到可靠的改善。培训还与学生健康服务提供者进行心理健康筛查管理的频率更高有关。核心能力模型展示了作为大学咨询中心和学生健康提供者的循证培训计划的前景。