Improving Resident Assistant Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Through Focus Group Feedback

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Swanbrow Becker ◽  
APaige Blankenship ◽  
Katherine Melo ◽  
Katie Spencer ◽  
Colleen Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Resident Assistant ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
Group Feedback

scholarly journals Revisiting the Concept of Knowledge

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christa D. Labouliere ◽  
Sarah J. Tarquini ◽  
Christine M. W. Totura ◽  
Krista Kutash ◽  
Marc S. Karver
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Methodological Issue ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
School Based ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Baseline Knowledge ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Knowledge Levels

Abstract. Background: Although gatekeeper training is effective at increasing knowledge, some question the effectiveness of these programs due to high pretraining knowledge levels. However, knowledge scores may be artificially inflated when students guess answer options correctly but lack information needed to assist suicidal peers. Aims: To use free-recall questions to evaluate suicide prevention knowledge and compare levels of knowledge using this methodology with established assessment methods in the literature. Method: Free-recall knowledge questions were examined before and after participation in a student gatekeeper training program. Focus groups with students enriched interpretation of quantitative results. Results: Unlike in studies using forced-choice assessment, students’ baseline knowledge was markedly low using free-recall questions and, despite making significant improvement from pretraining levels, posttraining knowledge barely approached passable levels. Focus group findings suggest that training sessions may need to be more engaging and interactive in order to improve knowledge transfer. Conclusion: Free-recall questions may provide a less inflated measure of accessible knowledge learned from school-based suicide prevention curricula. Evaluators and programmatic partners should be cognizant of this methodological issue and consider using a mix of assessment methodologies to determine students’ actual levels of knowledge after participation in gatekeeper training.

Sustaining the Effects of Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Shtivelband ◽  
Patricia A. Aloise-Young ◽  
Peter Y. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
Prevention Training ◽  
Continued Learning ◽  
Suicide Prevention Training

Background: Gatekeeper training is a promising suicide prevention strategy that is growing in popularity. Although gatekeeper training programs have been found to improve trainee knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived skills, researchers have found that the benefit of gatekeeper training may not last over time. Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify strategies for strengthening the long-term effects of suicide prevention gatekeeper training. Method: In-depth interviews and focus groups were conducted with gatekeepers (N = 44) and data were analyzed using a qualitative research approach. Results: The results of this study suggest that posttraining interventions may be more effective if they include the following seven themes: (a) social network – connecting with other gatekeepers; (b) continued learning – further education; (c) community outreach – building awareness; (d) accessibility – convenience; (e) reminders – ongoing communication; (f) program improvement –- enhancing previous training; and (g) certification – accreditation. Conclusion: Posttraining interventions that incorporate the themes from this study offer a promising direction in which to sustain the effects of gatekeeper suicide prevention training.

Effectiveness of suicide prevention gatekeeper training for university teachers in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 102661
Author(s):  
Naoki Hashimoto ◽  
Hiroko Takeda ◽  
Yutaka Fujii ◽  
Yuriko Suzuki ◽  
Takahiro A. Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
University Teachers

I CARE: Development and Evaluation of a Campus Gatekeeper Training Program for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Reiff ◽  
Meeta Kumar ◽  
Batsirai Bvunzawabaya ◽  
Soumya Madabhushi ◽  
Alaina Spiegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
Care Development

scholarly journals The Obesity Food Insecurity Paradox: Student Focus Group Feedback to Guide Development of Innovative Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. S71-S72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Stephenson ◽  
Alison Gustafson ◽  
Jessica Houlihan ◽  
Chance Davenport ◽  
Kathi Kern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Group Feedback ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Student Focus Group ◽  
Innovative Curriculum
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