학교기반 자살예방 프로그램 : 장점과 제한에 대한 교사의 인식

Suicide Prevention Program in Schools : Teacher’s Perception of Benefits and Barriers

ObjectivesZZThe objective of this study was to identify the level of awareness regarding schoolbased suicide prevention programs in teachers who were in charge of the suicide prevention project, and to derive plans for future improvement. MethodsZZA total of 582 teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools across the country participated in this study. For the study, school-based suicide prevention programs were divided into four programs : curriculum-based program, staff in-service training, screening, and postvention ; the teachers’ opinions regarding each program were then gathered by conduct of an online survey. ResultsZZThe results indicated that participants chose the curriculum-based program as the most easily implementable program (65.6%), and postvention as the most difficult program to implement (52.9%). The curriculum-based program was implementable due to availability of procedure. Evasion of legal responsibility was significantly greater in postvention, making the program more desirable. Barriers to effective implementation include students’ and parents’ resistance to screening as well as time constraints in staff in-service training. ConclusionZZThese results suggest that a variety of preceding conditions must necessarily be prepared for successful implementation of each type of suicide prevention program. Policy implications and future directions are then discussed.