Readiness of Counselor Education and Supervision for Suicide Training: A CQR Study

Authors

Jenny L. Cureton, Kent State UniversityFollow
Elysia V. Clemens, University of DenverFollow
Janessa Henninger, Adams State UniversityFollow
Connie Couch, University of Northern ColoradoFollow

Document Type

Empirical Research Article

Keywords

suicide, counselor education, supervision, accreditation, crisis training

Subject Area

Counselor Education

Abstract

The Counselor Education and Supervision professional community is responsible for providing training on suicide to Master’s students in counseling. Elevated suicide rates and historically insufficient training along with updated practice, ethical, and accreditation standards necessitate changes to counselor preparation on suicide. Readiness assessment can support the CES community’s aims to meet such standards. A Consensual Qualitative Research team utilized a community readiness framework to analyze interviews with fifteen educators, administrators, and supervisors in diverse CACREP-accredited programs. Readiness findings inform counselor preparation and policy at the course, program, state, and national level.

Recommended Citation

Cureton, J. L., Clemens, E. V., Henninger, J., & Couch, C. (2021). Readiness of Counselor Education and Supervision for Suicide Training: A CQR Study. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 14(3). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol14/iss3/1