Research Article
Implementing Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Training in Communities: Implications for Quality Improvement
Osilla KC1*, Ramchand R2, Seelam R1, Barnes-Proby D1 and Gilbert ML11RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA
2RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Karen Chan Osilla
RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St., PO Box 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA
Tel: 310-393-0411 extn. 6074
Email: karenc@rand.org
Received date: September 03, 2015 Accepted date: October 21, 2015 Published date: October 25, 2015
Citation: Osilla KC, Ramchand R, Seelam R, Barnes-Proby D, Gilbert ML (2015) Implementing Evidence-based Suicide Prevention Training in Communities: Implications for Quality Improvement. J Community Med Health Educ 5:371. doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000371
Copyright: © 2015 Osilla KC, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Suicide prevention trainings are implemented to equip the public’s ability to intervene with those who are at-risk, but their implementation is not often monitored for quality. In this study, we propose a quality improvement model to improve trainer skill, demonstrate evidence of knowledge uptake, and document the quality of training workshop implementation. We collected participant data (N=2006) from over 127 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) training workshops that evaluated workshop satisfaction, confidence to intervene, and likelihood to intervene and refer immediately post-training. We also collected trainer data by measuring fidelity and adherence to the ASIST protocol at five live ASIST workshops. Training participants reported improved confidence and likelihood to intervene and refer after the workshop. Participants also reported high satisfaction. In three of the five workshops, newly trained trainers covered 75% or more of the fidelity items demonstrating thorough review of the training. Trainers generally adhered to one of four competencies specific to ASIST and five of the 11 general competencies relating to group management. Trainers may need to improve their efforts to tailor content to specific audiences, promote cultural competence, and manage time.
