TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Suicide intervention training for college staff: program evaluation and intervention skill measurement
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Shannonhouse, Laura
A1  - Lin, Yung-Wei Dennis
A1  - Shaw, Kelly
A1  - Wanna, Reema
A1  - Porter, Michael
SP  - 450
EP  - 456
VL  - 65
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Suicide remains a pressing issue for college communities. Consequently, gate-keeper trainings are often provided for staff. This study examines the effect of one such program, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). PARTICIPANTS: 51 college employees received ASIST in August of 2014 and were compared to 30 wait-list control participants. <br><br>METHODS: MR-ANOVA were used to analyze pre- and post-training: (a) skills at responding to students-at-risk; (b) attitudes towards suicide; (c) knowledge about suicide; and (d) comfort/competence/confidence at helping a student-at-risk. <br><br>RESULTS: Significant positive training effects were observed for ASIST on self-report measures and also for objectively assessed skill at responding, after adjusting for a potential scoring limitation of the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory, Revised (SIRI-2). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: ASIST improved the self-perception of college staff at working with students-at-risk of suicide and also their skills at performing an intervention. Further, analysis of SIRI-2 data provides support for a potential instrument revision.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2017.1341893
ID  - ref1
ER  -