Evaluation of a Youth Suicide Prevention Course: Increasing Counseling Students’ Knowledge, Skills, and Self-Efficacy

Laura L Gallo; Diana M. Doumas; Regina Moro; Aida Midgett; Sherise Porchia

Evaluation of a Youth Suicide Prevention Course: Increasing Counseling Students’ Knowledge, Skills, and Self-Efficacy

Laura L Gallo, Diana M. Doumas, Regina Moro, Aida Midgett, Sherise Porchia

Counselor Education

Boise State University

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Abstract

Adolescent suicide rates continue to rise within the United States. This study evaluated a Youth Suicide Prevention course in a Master’s in Counseling Program. Participants reported increases in knowledge and perceived ability to help suicidal clients post-training and in suicide prevention skills and suicide assessment and intervention self-efficacy at the 3-month follow-up. Implications for counselor education programs, such as using both experiential and didactic teaching methods, as well as timing suicide training before practicum, are discussed.

Original language	American English
Article number	9
Journal	Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
Volume	12
Issue number	3
State	Published - 2019

Keywords

suicide
counselors-in-training
suicide prevention
self-efficacy
suicide assessment
adolescents

EGS Disciplines

Counseling
Counselor Education

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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