Date
8-20-2026
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Tyler Sheppard
Keywords
Telehealth Interventions for Suicidal Ideation
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Salaam, Dwane B., "Perspectives on Community Services Board Telehealth Interventions for Suicidal Ideation: An Intrinsic Case StudySalaam" (2026). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 8721.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/8721
Abstract
The expressed purpose of this intrinsic case study was to understand and describe the personal perspectives of those individuals who facilitate telehealth interventions for suicidal ideation and behaviors, as it relates to quality of care delivered via remote modalities at a local CSB (Community Services Board) in Virginia. Cases were selected from multiple modalities and examples of remote interventions for suicidal ideation (SI), as well as in-depth interviews, reports, and documents. The theory that guided this study was Lev Vygotsky’s social constructivist theory, which emphasizes that knowledge construction and learning are deeply embedded in social, cultural, and collaborative interactions that build cognitive tools to address individual needs. Telehealth interventions for suicide prevention and reduction require input and cooperation from professional helpers and recipients alike. Participants were interviewed at Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health, a local community services board (CSB) that provides psychological assessments and evaluations for psychiatric placement in state hospitals and private psychiatric hospitals across the State of Virginia. Emergency Services counselors who completed these assessments and evaluations, and consented to provide feedback and personal perspectives on the quality of care delivered through telemedicine interventions for SI and related behaviors. Results of this study are expected to indicate general acceptance of the quality of care provided by the telehealth intervention for SI among clinicians, though additional research is needed to fully understand the intricacies of this acceptance and identify measures to improve the effectiveness of these remote interventions.
