Andrew Reeves 
Counselling Suicidal Clients [EPUB ebook] 

‘I have worked in psychiatry as well as in private practice with suicidal people. I found it poignant and true when Reeves points out that people do not have to be mad to be suicidal and ′…that assessing suicide potential fundamentally lies in engaging with the suicidal client at a deeper relational level′. So true. This thoroughly researched book is written with passion and compassion. It will be a valuable addition to the libraries of therapists and anyone else who works with suicidal people.’ –

Therapy Today, July 2010

‘A uniquely accessible, comprehensive and practical guide. Essential reading for counsellors and psychotherapists and all helping professionals who work with clients at risk of suicide.’ –

Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde

‘A ′must read′ for counsellors of all experience levels, offering sound practical strategies alongside thought-provoking case studies and discussion points. Reeves addresses this difficult topic with depth, breadth and integrity. Excellent.’ –

Denise Meyer, developer and lead author of www.studentdepression.org

‘Andrew Reeves brings together his experience as a social worker, counsellor and academic to explore the essential elements in working with suicidal clients. His openness and integrity in writing about this complex topic creates a valuable resource for reflective practice.’ –

Barbara Mitchels, Solicitor and Director of Watershed Counselling Service, Devon.

Counselling Suicidal Clients addresses the important professional considerations when working with clients who are suicidal. The ′bigger picture′, including legal and ethical considerations and organisational 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 organisation

– The client process

– The practitioner process

– The practice of counselling with suicidal clients.

The book also includes chapters on the discourse of suicide, suicide and self-injury, and self-care for the counsellor. It is written for counsellors and psychotherapists, and for any professional who uses counselling skills when supporting suicidal people.

Cuprins

PART ONE: CONTEXTUAL ASPECTS OF WORKING WITH SUICIDE RISK

Suicide and Counselling: An Introduction

Historical Perspectives on Suicide and the Emergence of the Medical Model

Suicide Trends and Statistics

PART TWO: THE PREDICTION-PREVENTION MODEL, POLICY AND ETHICS

Suicide Risk Factors and Assessment

The Influence of Policy and the Prediction-Prevention Culture

The Ethical Imperative of Suicide

Confidentiality, Capacity and Consent

PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONS

Counselling Suicidal Clients in Organizational Settings

Developing Procedures and Guidance

PART FOUR: THE CLIENT PROCESS

Understanding Suicide

The Use of Language in Counselling Suicidal Clients

From Self-Murder to Self-Support

Suicide and Self-Injury: Annihilation and Survival

PART FIVE: THE COUNSELLOR PROCESS

The Counsellor and Suicide Risk: Personal Perspectives and Professional Actions

Potential Dangers and Difficulties

PART SIX: KEY ASPECTS OF COUNSELLING WITH SUICIDAL CLIENTS

Tightropes and Safety Nets: Supporting Practice

Good Practice for Self-Support

Training Implications for Counselling

PART SEVEN: CONCLUSIONS

Concluding Thoughts

Despre autor

Andrew Reeves is a Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health, a Senior BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and a Registered Social Worker. He is a past-Chair of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Fellow of BACP and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE.  He has published extensively on working in counselling and psychotherapy, and particularly in working with risk in a range of organisational settings. He is past Editor-in-Chief of Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal and has a long-standing commitment to ethics in the counselling professions, including in writing and research.