Journal article
Validation of the Suicide Counseling Skills Inventory
Crisis : the journal of crisis intervention and suicide prevention, Vol.43(3), pp.170-182
05/2022
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000770
PMID: 33890828
Abstract
Background: The self-report measures used in evaluations of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) program have tended not to detect an improvement in a broad range of suicide counseling skills from pre- to posttraining or among trainees with better skills at pretraining. Aims: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Suicide Counseling Skills Inventory (SCSI), which included ten brief counselor–client scenarios and three counselor responses to each scenario. Method: Data were collected from several samples to develop and evaluate the SCSI. Trainee scores were subtracted from criterion expert scores to create discrepancy scores. Results: The SCSI detected an improvement in skills from pre- to posttraining across samples, including among trainees with better skills at pretraining. Internal consistency and test–retest reliability were good. Limitations: The results may not generalize across different training models. Conclusion: Trainee scores were more like expert scores at posttraining. The SCSI may be useful in evaluating suicide counseling competency.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Validation of the Suicide Counseling Skills Inventory
- Creators
- Carol Coohey - University of IowaKeri Neblett - University of IowaSara Knox - CommUnity - Formerly the Crisis Center, Iowa City, IA, USA.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Crisis : the journal of crisis intervention and suicide prevention, Vol.43(3), pp.170-182
- DOI
- 10.1027/0227-5910/a000770
- PMID
- 33890828
- NLM abbreviation
- Crisis
- ISSN
- 0227-5910
- eISSN
- 2151-2396
- Comment
- Test development: Suicide Counseling Skills Inventory (SCSI)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2022
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984307151402771
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