Pilot evaluation of the online ‘Chaplains-CARE’ program: Enhancing skills for United States military suicide intervention practices and care
- Lee-Tauler, S. Y., Grammer, J., LaCroix, J. M., Walsh, A. K., Clark, S. E., Holloway, K. J., …Ghahramanlou-Holloway, M. (2023). Pilot evaluation of the online ‘Chaplains-CARE’ program: Enhancing skills for United States military suicide intervention practices and care. Journal of Religion and Health, 62(6), 3856-3873. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01882-9
- Chaplains-CARE Online is a 6-hour virtual course that prepares military chaplains to intervene with suicidal Service members or Veterans by teaching suicide intervention skills, such as reflective and non-judgmental listening, identifying triggers, safety planning, and identifying social network support. This pilot study included 76 chaplains who participated in the course and completed evaluation feedback afterwards. Chaplains rated the course’s helpfulness, ease of use, relevance, and applicability. They also responded to open-ended questions about the usefulness of specific course features. Overall, chaplains found Chaplains-CARE Online to be a useful and relevant course.
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