Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death for adolescents ages 15-
24. While much attention has been given to this topic, no research has examined what
specific information is being taught to pre-service school counselors. The purpose of
this descriptive study was to evaluate the pre-service suicide prevention training in
CACREP accredited school counseling programs. Fifteen areas of suicide prevention
were assessed. The participants were 89 CACREP accredited programs.
The instrument utilized was entitled Suicide Prevention Survey, and included
fifteen areas of suicide prevention that could be included in program curriculum. The
results were analyzed using frequencies and measures of central tendency.
Respondents to the survey indicated that no CACREP programs offer a required
course in suicide prevention. However, the issues of suicide were reported as being
addressed in 39 different required and elective courses. Four percent (n=9) of the
programs reported covering all fifteen categories included in the survey. One program
reported coverage in area of suicide was non-existent.
Implications for CACREP accredited programs as well as recommendations
for future research is given. / Graduation date: 2003
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/28498 |
| Date | 30 April 2003 |
| Creators | House, Terrie J. |
| Contributors | Pehrsson, Dale-Elizabeth |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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