Suicide Prevention Consultation
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Suicide Prevention Consultation
Abstract
The most appropriate consultation model and levels of intervention will be discussed in the framework of suicide prevention counseling. Also, a most probable effective approach to counseling will be determined and the level and focus of consultation will be discussed in context to the Intake, Evaluation, Assessment, Treatment, Planning and Exit strategies. Elements of the consultation will include relevant aspects of legality, disclosure, questioning, attending behavior/relationship building, client attribute discovery, medical history, tests available and patient-counselor contract prior to exit.
Suicide Prevention Consultation
Perhaps the most dreadful, yet challenging event which could confront a therapist is the arrival, of a potentially suicidal client. The stress created by this situation can be reduced by proper preparation of the therapist in advance of the visit. Consultation methods will vary with the individual circumstances of each case. The breadth and width of interaction with the client during the evaluation (therapy) will vary because each client is an individual relating to his/her environment as they have interpreted it. This interpretation (their perception), however unrealistic it may seem to the therapist, is the client’s reality.
Each client’s history is as unique to them as their fingerprint and is composed of their accumulated perceptions of the events of the world in which they live and interact. This accumulation of events in a client’s life will determine the way they will react to any given stimuli. It is the therapist’s duty to engage in a cooperative relationship with the client to help discover alternate ways of perception and assess the strengths of the client which may not be readily known to them. This might help in diagnosing a problem and assist in providing a solution. Such client-therapist interaction might be described/understood best by the concept of...
Abstract
The most appropriate consultation model and levels of intervention will be discussed in the framework of suicide prevention counseling. Also, a most probable effective approach to counseling will be determined and the level and focus of consultation will be discussed in context to the Intake, Evaluation, Assessment, Treatment, Planning and Exit strategies. Elements of the consultation will include relevant aspects of legality, disclosure, questioning, attending behavior/relationship building, client attribute discovery, medical history, tests available and patient-counselor contract prior to exit.
Suicide Prevention Consultation
Perhaps the most dreadful, yet challenging event which could confront a therapist is the arrival, of a potentially suicidal client. The stress created by this situation can be reduced by proper preparation of the therapist in advance of the visit. Consultation methods will vary with the individual circumstances of each case. The breadth and width of interaction with the client during the evaluation (therapy) will vary because each client is an individual relating to his/her environment as they have interpreted it. This interpretation (their perception), however unrealistic it may seem to the therapist, is the client’s reality.
Each client’s history is as unique to them as their fingerprint and is composed of their accumulated perceptions of the events of the world in which they live and interact. This accumulation of events in a client’s life will determine the way they will react to any given stimuli. It is the therapist’s duty to engage in a cooperative relationship with the client to help discover alternate ways of perception and assess the strengths of the client which may not be readily known to them. This might help in diagnosing a problem and assist in providing a solution. Such client-therapist interaction might be described/understood best by the concept of...