TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Suicide intervention: Training, roles, and knowledge of school psychologists
JO  - Psychology in the schools
A1  - Debski, Jennifer
A1  - Spadafore, Candy Dubord
A1  - Jacob, Susan
A1  - Poole, Debra A.
A1  - Hixson, Michael D.
SP  - 157
EP  - 170
VL  - 44
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0033-3085
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pits.20213
ID  - ref1
ER  -