American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellow presents a new undergraduate-level suicide prevention training method at the CSWE conference.

Fellow Presents New Suicide Prevention Training Method at CSWE Conference

November 8, 2024 — Fellow and Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology at The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Colleen Galambos, PhD, recently completed a project that addresses the dearth of suicide prevention training in undergraduate-level social work curricula, alongside colleague Professor Lisa Berger. The team created a microcredential course that pairs with an introductory course in Human Behavior in the Social Environment. It teaches students about the epidemiology, assessment, and prevention of suicide across the lifespan. The culmination of this project was presented at the Council on Social Work Education conference.

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