Maria Alonso Luaces, Michelle S Cochran, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kimberly Connelly, Barbara Polivka, Robin Young, Geoffrey Anguyo, Charles Nwobu, Jessica Evert
Impacts, Learner Diversity, and Curricular Framework of a Virtual Global Health Elective Catalyzed by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Annals of global health
social workers constitute significant task force serves diverse populations experiencing psychosocial challenges daily lives lack suicide prevention contenttraining master social work program may affect students selfesteemability intervene come across person suicidality field developing suicide prevention training module social work students would suitable measure upbringing skills dealing individuals suicidality purpose present study develop suicide prevention training module social work students postgraduate level researcher conducted two focused group discussions fgd social work students n 13 social work educators n 15 online platform notes taken discussion contents videotaped videotaped content transcribed content analysis used analyze data content emerged fgd social work students educators discussed later fgd mental health experts two psychiatrists one psychologist two psychiatric social workers two mental health nurses discussion experts clarified components retain training program five major themes 22 subthemes emerged two fgds students educators one fgd mental health professionals described five major themes understanding suicidality understanding suicide education master social work curriculum experience suicidality training content suggestion suggestions future implications present study identified need suicide prevention training postgraduatelevel social work students furthermore lack suicide prevention training observed indicating incorporation suicide education postgraduate curriculum