Gatekeeper training (GKT) is one of the most widely used suicide prevention strategies. It involves training people who are not necessarily clinicians to be able to identify people experiencing suicidality and refer them to appropriate services. While there is a dearth of research that supports the causal link between GKT and reduced suicide rates, this is likely the result of a variety of factors including training design, definitions of "gatekeepers," differing populations in which the gatekeeper (GK) operates, and other variables that may influence suicide rates. Despite this, research suggests that GKT improves people's knowledge, skills, and confidence in helping individuals who experience suicidal ideation and enhances positive beliefs about the efficacy of suicide prevention. However, there is no consensus on GK competencies to allow differences in effectiveness between various training programs to be measured, that is, knowledge, skills and abilities, attitudes, and self-efficacy attributes expected of a person resulting from the training. This paper discusses challenges in developing GK competencies. It uses developments in suicide prevention competencies for clinicians, vocational education, and training sector competencies, as well as empirical work in GKT, to propose minimum GK competencies that may be examined for further research and evaluation of programs.

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看门人培训和最低能力标准。

看门人培训 (GKT) 是使用最广泛的自杀预防策略之一。它涉及对不一定是临床医生的人员进行培训，使他们能够识别有自杀倾向的人并将他们转介到适当的服务。虽然缺乏支持 GKT 与自杀率降低之间因果关系的研究，但这可能是多种因素的结果，包括培训设计、“看门人”的定义、看门人 (GK) 所处的不同人群、以及其他可能影响自杀率的变量。尽管如此，研究表明 GKT 提高了人们的知识、技能和信心，帮助有自杀意念的人，并增强了对预防自杀功效的积极信念。然而，在 GK 能力方面没有达成共识，无法衡量各种培训计划之间的有效性差异，即知识、技能和能力、态度以及个人预期从培训中获得的自我效能属性。本文讨论了发展 GK 能力的挑战。它利用临床医生自杀预防能力的发展、职业教育和培训部门的能力，以及 GKT 中的实证工作，提出最低 GK 能力，这些能力可用于进一步研究和评估项目。本文讨论了发展 GK 能力的挑战。它利用临床医生自杀预防能力的发展、职业教育和培训部门的能力，以及 GKT 中的实证工作，提出最低 GK 能力，这些能力可用于进一步研究和评估项目。本文讨论了发展 GK 能力的挑战。它利用临床医生自杀预防能力的发展、职业教育和培训部门的能力，以及 GKT 中的实证工作，提出最低 GK 能力，这些能力可用于进一步研究和评估项目。