Resource Tag: INSERVICE EDUCATION

This paper focuses on the importance of suicide prevention programs in correctional facilities. Recommendations include better screening for mental health problems & suicidal behavior at the time of booking, additional training for the correctional staff, & the availability of mental health professionals to evaluate targeted inmates. A system perspective in the assessment of an individual […]

A workshop model designed to offer caregivers a greater awareness of their power with, and responsibility to, difficult clients is descibed. The six steps of the model include identifying different client’s styles, emotional reactions of the caregiver, nontherapeutic attitudes and behavior of caregivers, individual and organizational parameters, client needs re. caregiver and organizational limits, and […]

The Suicide Prevention Project is an intensive crisis intervention training program for internal resource staff in the school such as school psychologists, social workers, nurses, and guidance counselors. The 3 guiding principles include: astrong belief in addressing both the cognitive & affective aspects in teaching suicide prevention, building concrete skills through a “how-to” approach, & […]

Services provided under the Outreach Umbrella, a community service, are described. On 24 hour availability are: Information and Assistance Services, a Crisis Contact, Psychiatric consultation and Student Intervention Services or SIS. The 5 components of the SIS program are: Prevention, Early Identification, Intervention, Therapy/Treatment & Reentry/Support/Aftercare. The role of the Student Intervention Counselor within the […]

Eight standards for training programs are provided as guidelines for the evaluation or preparation of suicide intervention courses. These behavioral objectives aid in evaluating programs as to on this content, skill, attitude & knowledge level resulting from the training. Each of the 8 standards of the training procedure is rated for how well it is […]

This plan is for use in schools & communities as a guide for staff training, parent awareness & classroom curriculum. Part I gives an overview of youth suicide & provides some definitions. Part II lists the steps of the School Action Plan, including prevention, intervention & postvention. Part III is an attachment section containing resources […]

The New Jersey state department of education implemented a suicide prevention training program for school professionals in 1984. The authors describe the training program, the results of a follow-up survey, & selected findings from that survey (50 respondents) which include: over 60% of program participants had not had previous suicide prevention training; 60% now felt […]

A hospital suicide prevention program can realistically be addressed only to secondary prevention. The principal goal is one of schooling a cadre of hospital personnel to awareness & sensitivity to suicidal signs & to provide knowledge of intervention techniques & of consultative resources. Whether the program has been a success in broad preventive terms cannot, […]

This brief description of a workshop concerning the care of the caregivers deals with strategies for self-care when working professionally with suicidal patients. Discussed are dilemmas of the caregiver, improving self-care, & barriers to care for the caregiver. Two practitioners discuss their views on dealing with suicidal individuals.

This CSC report on inmate suicide cites staff training, fast response, & awareness as the key to suicide prevention in Canada’s prisons. A question & answer section on suicide prevention, details of training workshops & recent statistics are included, as is a profile of the typical suicide: young, male, single, under-educated, having scars or tatoos; […]

Preliminary research results of a Toronto hospital team approach to helping suicide attemptors indicates that the suicide attemptor is most typically a woman under 30 who lives alone. The attemptor is often educationally disadvantaged and has employment difficulties. Past history usually includes previous attempts and psychiatric treatment. Most attempts involve drug overdoses. Treatment recommendations based […]