@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the suicide counseling skills inventory",
journal="Crisis",
year="2021",
author="Coohey, Carol and Neblett, Keri and Knox, Sara",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The self-report measures used in evaluations of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) program have tended not to detect an improvement in a broad range of suicide counseling skills from pre- to posttraining or among trainees with better skills at pretraining. Aims: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Suicide Counseling Skills Inventory (SCSI), which included ten brief counselor-client scenarios and three counselor responses to each scenario. <br><br>METHOD: Data were collected from several samples to develop and evaluate the SCSI. Trainee scores were subtracted from criterion expert scores to create discrepancy scores. <br><br>RESULTS: The SCSI detected an improvement in skills from pre- to posttraining across samples, including among trainees with better skills at pretraining. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were good. Limitations: The results may not generalize across different training models. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Trainee scores were more like expert scores at posttraining. The SCSI may be useful in evaluating suicide counseling competency.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000770",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000770"
}