@article{ref1,
title="Suicide intervention: Training, roles, and knowledge of school psychologists",
journal="Psychology in the schools",
year="2007",
author="Debski, Jennifer and Spadafore, Candy Dubord and Jacob, Susan and Poole, Debra A. and Hixson, Michael D.",
volume="44",
number="2",
pages="157-170",
abstract="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. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 44: 157–170, 2007.<p />",
language="",
issn="0033-3085",
doi="10.1002/pits.20213",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pits.20213"
}