@article{ref1,
title="Suicide prevention training after traumatic brain injury: evaluation of a staff training workshop",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="2003",
author="Simpson, Grahame and Winstanley, Julie and Bertapelle, Tanya",
volume="18",
number="5",
pages="445-456",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To evaluate a suicide prevention training workshop for staff working in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to develop new measures for evaluation of similar training in the future. DESIGN: A prospective controlled pre- and posttest evaluation with a 6-month follow-up. SUBJECTS: Multidisciplinary TBI rehabilitation and disability staff from the state of Victoria attending the workshop (n=50) and an equivalent control group (n=28) recruited from New South Wales. SETTING: A statewide training workshop was held at a major rehabilitation center in Melbourne. OUTCOME MEASURES: Three designed measures including an objective knowledge test, a self-assessment inventory of knowledge/skills and an attitudinal inventory. RESULTS: Participants recorded statistically significant increases in their scores comparing the pre- to postworkshop evaluations. Many of these gains were maintained at the 6-month follow-up evaluation. In contrast, the control group had scores equivalent to those of workshop participants on the pretest evaluations but recorded no similar increase at follow-up. Factor analysis found that the knowledge and skills self-assessment inventory had 2 factors, each having good internal reliability. CONCLUSION: The current workshop has proved effective in increasing staff knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of people with TBI exhibiting suicidal behaviors. Finally, the initial development of a knowledge and skills self-assessment measure shows promise, providing a resource for the ongoing evaluation of suicide prevention training in the TBI field.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="10.1097/00001199-200309000-00006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001199-200309000-00006"
}