The Impact of Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention on University Resident Assistants. Issue 1 (9th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taub, Deborah J.; Servaty‐Seib, Heather L.; Miles, Nathan; Lee, Ji‐Yeon; Morris, Carrie A. Wachter; Prieto‐Welch, Susan L.; Werden, Donald
• Is Part Of: Journal of college counseling. Volume 16:Issue 1(2013:Apr.)
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 78
• Publication Date: 2013-04-09
• Subjects: Counseling in higher education -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.194
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2013.00027.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-0399

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Resident assistants (RAs) can serve as important suicide prevention gatekeepers. The purpose of the study was to determine if training improved RAs' crisis communications skills and suicide‐related knowledge and to determine if the knowledge elements predicted crisis communications skills. New RAs showed significant improvement in all areas from pretest to posttest, whereas returning RAs showed no significant increase in any of the areas. None of the knowledge areas predicted communications skills for either group.</p> </abstract>