Working with suicidal risk Jamie Smith discuses how our own views or feelings on suicide can affect the ability to practise safely and competently when managing risk. Video resource.
Exploring suicidal risk with clients GPiA EL002 Good practice Published 21 Dec 2021 Develop your confidence in working with suicidal clients by exploring risk of suicide through dialogue. A video resource linked to Good Practice in Action fact sheet 042.
Working with risk of suicide Journals Published 31 Oct 2018 Andrew Reeves explores the tough challenges of working with suicidal clients. Therapy Today, November 2018
Q&A: Suicidal clients Journals Published 13 Jan 2020 What are the issues that you face in your client work with employee assistance providers (EAPs) and organisations? Members of BACP Workplace Executive Committee respond to your workplace queries. BACP Workplace, January 2020
Resources: Working with CYP and suicidal clients Journals Published 31 Dec 2018 Eleanor Patrick discusses GPiA 046 Working with children and young people and GPiA 042 Working with suicidal clients BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2018
Dilemma: Working with suicide risk Journals Published 30 Jun 2011 Your client is expressing suicidal thoughts but won’t consent to your notifying his GP. What do you do? Therapy Today, June 2011
Suicide risk: explore or evade? Journals Published 21 Jul 2022 Open article: Andrew Reeves believes risk is intrinsic to therapy and encourages practitioners to talk about suicide with their clients. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2022
Managing risk online Journals Published 27 Nov 2020 It is possible to work safely and ethically with suicide potential online, say Amanda McGarry and Andrew Reeves. Therapy Today, December 2020
Responding to risk through behavioural intervention teams Journals Published 31 May 2016 Managing risk appropriately is a concern for us all. Dave Wilson describes the Behavioural Intervention Team model used in many parts of North America. University and College Counselling, May 2016
EAP matters: Keeping safe while working with suicidal clients Journals Published 30 Apr 2016 "... it’s likely if you’re a workplace counsellor or psychotherapist ... that high levels of client risk will be forming an increasing element of your caseload." Regular column from Amanda K Smith. Counselling at Work, Spring 2016