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Teaching Note—Understanding of Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention: Curriculum for MSW Students

Pages 177-185 | Accepted 01 May 2013, Published online: 06 Jan 2015
 

Abstract

The training of social workers in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention is encouraged as a key feature of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Despite the acknowledgment that training in suicide and its related behaviors is important, few master’s in social work (MSW) programs offer classes dedicated to suicide-related content. This teaching note describes a semester-long course in suicide for second-year MSW students. The introduction provides a rationale for the course. A description of the course structure, readings, assignments, and exercises is included. Finally, the experiences of 20 second-year MSW students who took the course are described.

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Michelle Scott

Michelle Scott is associate professor at Monmouth University.

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