Counselling Suicidal Clients
Therapy in Practice
Counselling Suicidal Clients addresses the important professional considerations when working with clients who are suicidal. The 'bigger picture', including legal and ethical considerations and organizational policy and procedures is explored, as is to how practitioners can work with the dynamics of suicide potential in the therapeutic process. The book is divided into six main parts:
- The changing context of suicide
- The prediction-prevention model, policy and ethics
- The influence of the organization
- The client process
- The practitioner process
- The practice of counseling with suicidal clients
The book also includes chapters on the discourse of suicide, suicide and self-injury, and self-care for the counselor. It is written for counselors and psychotherapists, and for any professional who uses counseling skills when supporting suicidal people.
'Andrew Reeves has produced a timely and challenging book that maintains a vital
balance between scholarship, original research, clinical insight, practical
application and an evident compassion for those in such need' -
European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling
A thought provoking text on this complex subject. Important reading for all trainee counsellors.
This is an excellent book, very sensitively written. The overall structure is well balanced. It contains a lot of very helpful teaching material that can be utilised in the Mental Health & recovery Module
A clear insight into the subject. A great book
A fantasic look at counselling thiose who are suicidal, a really interestig book well written and informative on a very difficult area.
This is a useful book for humanistic psychotherapists who engage with social constructs, public health policy, public and voluntary services, and the traumas, needs and choices of their clients. It raises critical questions and does not reach for quick answers to complex dilemmas.
Counselling suicidal clients can be an exhausting and emotionally demanding process; this publication supports the practitioner to work safely, ethically and compassionately.
Interesting and very practical
An excellent text which addresses the issues associated with suicidal clients in an accessible way
this is really in depth, covering all aspects, and will enable our students to learn how to work effectively with clients who may be suicidal, during their placement, and later when qualified
