Counselling Suicidal Clients (Counselling in Practice Series)

Counselling Suicidal Clients address 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 how practitioners can with the dynamics of 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 counselling 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 counsellors and psychotherapists, and for any professional who uses counseling skills when supporting suicidal people.