Clark Tanisha R, Matthieu Monica M, Ross Alan, Knox Kerry L
Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, majoring in psychology and an NIMH undergraduate research fellow through Atlanta University Center NIMH- Career Opportunities in Research (AUC NIMH-COR). Ms. Clark served as a Research Assistant at the Center for Mental Health Services Research and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St Louis, Missouri as part of her summer research experience for AUC NIMH-COR.
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, and a Research Social Worker at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St Louis, Missouri.
Br J Soc Work. 2010 Oct 1;40(7):2223-2238. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq016. Epub 2010 Feb 19.
The Samaritans of New York public education suicide awareness and prevention programme is designed to train lay and professional staff on effective suicide prevention practices and how to "befriend" a person in crisis. However, little is known about the individual level characteristics of staff who attend these trainings. Community- and school-based staff (N=365) completed pre and post training measures of self-efficacy regarding their knowledge about suicide and suicide prevention and their ability to intervene with individuals at risk for suicide. Results indicate increased self-efficacy after suicide prevention training (M=3.7, SD=0.6) than before (M=3.3, SD=0.7) (t= -13.24, p<.05). Trainees with higher levels of education and previous contact with suicidal individuals were significantly more likely to indicate gains in self-efficacy after training.
纽约撒玛利亚人公共教育自杀意识与预防项目旨在培训非专业和专业工作人员掌握有效的自杀预防措施,以及如何“陪伴”处于危机中的人。然而,对于参加这些培训的工作人员的个人层面特征却知之甚少。社区和学校工作人员(N = 365)完成了培训前和培训后的自我效能感测量,内容涉及他们对自杀和自杀预防的知识,以及干预有自杀风险个体的能力。结果表明,自杀预防培训后自我效能感有所提高(M = 3.7,标准差 = 0.6),高于培训前(M = 3.3,标准差 = 0.7)(t = -13.24,p <.05)。受教育程度较高且之前接触过自杀个体的受训者在培训后更有可能表示自我效能感有所提高。