| The impact of experiential exercises on communication and relational skills in a suicide prevention gatekeeper-training program for college resident advisors. | |
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PMID: 22316410 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Abstract Objective: In an effort to identify students at risk for suicide, many colleges are implementing suicide prevention training for campus gatekeepers. This study evaluated the efficacy of a 3-hour, experiential-based gatekeeper training that included an emphasis on enhancing communication skills and relational connection in addition to the didactic foci of standard gatekeeper training. Participants: Sixty-five college student resident advisors (RAs) were trained with Campus Connect. Methods: The training was dismantled to examine the specific contribution of experiential exercises on training outcomes. Results: Compared to didactic training alone, following participation in experiential exercises RAs' training outcome scores exhibited additional improvement on the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory-2 and a 14-item self-report measure of self-efficacy for specific suicide- and crisis-related knowledge and skills. Conclusions: In gatekeeper training, experiential exercises emphasizing awareness and empathic responding and practice of these skills contribute to an improvement in crisis response skills above and beyond that of didactic training alone. |
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Susan Pasco; Cory Wallack; Robert M Sartin; Rebecca Dayton |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of American college health : J of ACH Volume: 60 ISSN: 1940-3208 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Health Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-02-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214119 Medline TA: J Am Coll Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 134-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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a Counseling Center , Syracuse University , Syracuse , New York. |
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