How to help the suicidal person to choose life : the ethic of care and empathy as an indispensable tool for intervention /
authored by Kathleen Stephany.
- Sharjah. UAE : Bentham Science Publishers, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource.
Description based upon print version of record. REFLECTING BACK
Includes bibliographies and index.
FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; [The Ethic of Care and Empathy ]; The Ethic of Care and Empathy ; Where My Interest in Suicide Prevention Began?; Why this Book was Written?; Learning from Other People's Experiences; Who Should Read this Book?; About the Author ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; The Importance of Teaching Suicidal Prevention Strategies to Gatekeepers ; LEARNING GUIDE; After Completing this Chapter, the Reader Should be Able to:; INTRODUCTION; Overview of Chapter 1; INSTILLATION OF HOPE; SOME HARD FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE; THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE SOCIAL STRESSORS and SUICIDESocial Stressors and Adverse Life Experiences; Social Stressors and Loss; CULTURAL ISSUES and SUICIDE; Suicide and Socio-economic Status:; 25 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF SUICIDE (AS ADAPTED FROM PETR, 2015); 25. POLAND (16.6 per 100,000 people); 24. UKRAINE (16.8 per 100,000 people); 23. COMOROS (16.9 per 100,000 people); 22. SUDAN (17.2 per 100,000 people); 21. BHUTAN (17.8 per 100,000 people); 20. ZIMBABWE (18.1 per 100,000 people); 19. BELARUS (18.3 per 100,000 people); 18. JAPAN (18.5 per 100,000 people); 17. HUNGARY (19.1 per 100,000 people) 16. UGANDA (19.5 per 100,000 people)15. RUSSIA FEDERATION (19.5 per 100,000 people); 14. TURKMENISTAN (19.6 per 100,000 people); 13. SOUTH SUDAN (19.8 per 100,000 people); 12. INDIA (21.1 per 100,000 people); 11. BURUNDI (23.1 per 100,000 people); 10. KAZAKHSTAN (23.8 per 100,000 people); 9. NEPAL (24.9 per 100,000 people); 8. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (24.9 per 100,000 people); 7. MOZAMBIQUE (27.4 per 100,000 people); 6. SURINAME (27.8 per 100,000 people); 5. LITHUANIA (28.2 per 100,000 people); 4. SRI LANKA (28.8 per 100,000 people); 3. SOUTH KOREA (28.9 per 100,000 people) 2. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE"S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (38.5 per 100,000 people)1. GUYANA (44.2 per 100,000 people); Suicide and Age; Suicide and Gender; Suicide and Aboriginals; RELIGION and SUICIDE; THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING GATEKEEPERS; Premise 1: The Training of Health Professionals in Suicide Risk and Therapeutic Intervention is Often Limited; Premise 2: We Need to Do a Better Job of Teaching Suicide Prevention to Health Professionals; Premise 3: People who are Feeling Suicidal Do Reach Out to Health Professionals for Help Premise 4: Teaching Gatekeepers How to Establish Therapeutic Rapport and to Offer Empathy May Help to Save Some LivesTHE ETHIC OF CARE AS THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATION; THE ETHIC OF CARE AND EMPATHY AS A TOOL FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION; The Importance of Training Gatekeepers in How to Care; METHODOLOGY; NARRATIVE CASE STUDY: ADMISSION TO A SECURE ROOM; Analysis of the Case Study; Theme Analysis; Suggested Questions for Group Discussion; SOMETHING TO PONDER: THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-COMPASSION; ETHICAL ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WHEN CARING FOR THE SUICIDAL PERSON; Suggested Question for Group Discussion
"Suicide is a complex problem which is linked to socioeconomic problems as well as mental stress and illness. Healthcare professionals now know that the essential component of the suicidal person's state of crisis is of a psychological and emotional nature. How to Help the Suicidal Person to Choose Life is a detailed guide to suicide prevention. The book recommends ethic of care and empathy as a tool for suicide intervention. Readers will learn about approaches that focus on suicide prevention that address the despairing emotional mind set of the suicidal person. Key features: a€¢ Features easy to understand learning guides for students a€¢ Emphasizes on suicide intervention strategies rather than identification of risk factors a€¢ highlights information from narrative case studies and psychological autopsies a€¢ includes practice and simulation exercises designed to enhance therapeutic modalities such as empathy, compassion, unconditional positive regard, connection, therapeutic alliance, the narrative action theoretical approach and mindful listening a€¢ Contains guidelines prescribed by the Aeschi working group for clinicians a€¢ Provides a list of bibliographic references and an appendix for other resources of information useful for suicide prevention This book is recommended for students and practicing professionals (in medicine, psychiatry, nursing, psychiatric nursing, psychology, counselling, teaching, social work, the military, police, paramedics etc.), and other first responders, volunteers or outreach workers who are confronted with situations where they have to assist people who are known or suspected of being suicidal."--