National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice

Drs. Carol Coohey and Miriam Landsman of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice  have published an article "Evaluation of a Suicide Counseling Skills Course for Social Work Students" in the Journal of Social Work Education. Social work students often lack adequate training to effectively intervene with clients considering suicide. Coohey and Landsman describe integrating suicide counseling skills development into a course and evaluate whether it improves students’ skills and confidence.

Dr. Brad Richardson, research scientist and adjunct associate professor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work, is co-author of the recently released second edition of “Life Skills Progression™, An Outcome and Intervention Planning Instrument for Use With Families at Risk” from Brookes Publishing.

In a new report, Carol Coohey and Carrie Means of the Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative describe how Family Peer Support Specialists help families navigate Iowa’s school system. Family Peer Support Specialists provide a bridge between parents and schools so children with behavioral and educational challenges can get what they need.