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Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals

Curriculum Task Force and their positions at the time

Thomas E. Ellis, Psy.D., ABPP
Department of Psychology
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 		Cheryl A. King, Ph.D., ABPP
Department of Psychiatry
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Shawn Shea , M.D.
The Training Institute for
Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing
Stoddard, NH
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP
Department of Psychology
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP
Department of Psychology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Rheeda L. Walker, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Barnwell College
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D., ABPP
Emory Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Grady Health System Atlanta, GA		 M. David Rudd, Ph.D., ABPP
Department. of Psychology & Neuroscience
Baylor University
Waco, TX		 Lanny Berman, Ph.D., ABPP
Executive Director
American Association of Suicidology
Washington, DC

Sandy Lundahl MPH
Health Education, Training,
Instructional Design
American Association of Suicidology
Washington, DC

 

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In addition to scheduling trainers and providing the curriculum, we can process registrations, locate and negotiate contracts for training space and on-site services, and process CEUs, although many sponsors prefer to handle some or all of these responsibilities themselves.

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Curriculum Development

In 2004, SPRC contracted with the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) to validate the need for competency-based curricula, collect available curricular materials, and develop curricula modules in the areas of assessment and management. The resulting project to develop a one-day curriculum included the following steps:

  • Literature review
  • Collection of core competencies and rubrics for measuring core competencies from related fields
  • Collection of instructional materials
  • Creation of a Clinical Competencies Curriculum Task Force to review the collected information; develop core competencies for training purposes; recommend reference material and instructional strategies; and review sections of the curriculum being developed
  • Pilot testing the curriculum and making necessary revisions
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