In a search for meaning: Challenging the accepted know-how of working with suicide risk

Reeves, Andrew

dc.contributor.author	Reeves, Andrew	*
dc.date.accessioned	2018-03-16T14:49:46Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-16T14:49:46Z
dc.date.issued	2017-09-14
dc.identifier.citation	Reeves, A. (2017). In a search for meaning: Challenging the accepted know-how of working with suicide risk. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 45(5), 606-609. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2017.1377338	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/03069885.2017.1377338
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620969
dc.description	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Guidance & Counselling on 14/09/2018, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2017.1377338
dc.description.abstract	This opinion piece considers the current predominance of assessment tools and strategies in working with people at risk of suicide, and questions their efficacy and how they are privileged in day to day mental health practice. While such tools and an evidence-based ‘scientific’ approach to assessment clearly has its place, the author instead asserts that the modus operandi of therapy – a discursive based exploration – has much more to offer and should be the primary intervention in understanding suicide potential. Helping the client to gain insight into the meaning of their suicidality helps position the client – and practitioner – in the best possible place to reduce risk.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2017.1377338	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Suicide	en
dc.subject	Assessment	en
dc.subject	Narrative approaches	en
dc.subject	Risk	en
dc.title	In a search for meaning: Challenging the accepted know-how of working with suicide risk	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1469-3534
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester	en
dc.identifier.journal	British Journal of Guidance & Counselling	en
dc.date.accepted	2017-08-30
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	AM	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2018-09-14
html.description.abstract	This opinion piece considers the current predominance of assessment tools and strategies in working with people at risk of suicide, and questions their efficacy and how they are privileged in day to day mental health practice. While such tools and an evidence-based ‘scientific’ approach to assessment clearly has its place, the author instead asserts that the modus operandi of therapy – a discursive based exploration – has much more to offer and should be the primary intervention in understanding suicide potential. Helping the client to gain insight into the meaning of their suicidality helps position the client – and practitioner – in the best possible place to reduce risk.