Field note—Developing suicide risk assessment training for hospital social workers: An academic–community partnership

Résumé

This article describes 1 large urban pediatric hospital's partnership with a university to provide suicide assessment and management training within its social work department. Social work administrators conducted a department-wide needs assessment and implemented a 2-session suicide assessment training program and evaluation. Respondents (97.8%) indicated that the training was either helpful or very helpful in 8 suicide assessment skill-based domains. All attendees reported positive changes in perceived competence in 6 of 8 skill-based domains. A brief and time-efficient in-service training can be instrumental in augmenting hospital social worker competence in suicide risk assessment practice. This model of training program development, implementation, and evaluation is feasible, evidence-informed, and may be replicated. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved) ENFANT ADOLESCENT DÉPISTAGE POTENTIEL-SUICIDAIRE ÉVALUATION-CLINIQUE FORMATION PERSONNEL-MÉDICAL