TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Field Note-Developing Suicide Risk Assessment Training for Hospital Social Workers: An Academic-Community Partnership JO - Journal of social work education A1 - Wharff, Elizabeth A. A1 - Ross, Abigail M. A1 - Lambert, Susan SP - 184 EP - 190 VL - 50 IS - 1 N2 - This article describes 1 large urban pediatric hospital's partnership with a university to provide suicide assessment and management training within its social work department. Social work administrators conducted a department-wide needs assessment and implemented a 2-session suicide assessment training program and evaluation. Respondents (97.8%) indicated that the training was either helpful or very helpful in 8 suicide assessment skill-based domains. All attendees reported positive changes in perceived competence in 6 of 8 skill-based domains. A brief and time-efficient in-service training can be instrumental in augmenting hospital social worker competence in suicide risk assessment practice. This model of training program development, implementation, and evaluation is feasible, evidence-informed, and may be replicated.

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