334 The Professional Counselor | Volume 11, Issue 3 These rates are poor considering that CACREP requires suicide assessment and suicide prevention training as a standard of all counselor education programs (CACREP, 2015). Further, ASCA states that school counselors are responsible for identifying students at risk for suicide and ensuring that suicide prevention programs are in place in schools (ASCA, 2020a). The lack of training reported in this study is particularly troubling given that all of the participants in this study were members of ASCA. Table 2 Frequency of Student Suicide Exposure Variable Frequency Percentage Number of student deaths by suicide (n = 64) 1 37 57.8 2 15 23.4 3–5 8 12.5 > 5 4 6.3 Years since first death by suicide (n = 64) Within 1 year 12 18.8 1 and 5 years 25 39.0 6 and 10 years 12 18.8 More than 10 years 15 23.4 Years since most recent death by suicide (n = 64) Within 1 year 23 35.9 Between 1 and 5 years 26 40.6 Between 6 and 10 years 11 17.2 More than 10 years 4 6.3 Number of student suicide attempts (n = 124) 1 29 23.4 2 29 23.4 3–5 44 35.5 > 5 22 17.7 Years since first student attempt (n = 124) Within 1 year 30 24.2 Between 1 and 5 years 51 41.1 Between 6 and 10 years 21 17.0 More than 10 years 22 17.7 Years since most recent attempt (n = 124) Within 1 year 84 67.7 Between 1 and 5 years 33 26.6 Between 6 and 10 years 6 4.8 More than 10 years 1 0.8
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