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In a search for meaning: Challenging the accepted know-how of working with suicide risk
Reeves, Andrew
Reeves, Andrew
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2017-09-14
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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.
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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
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Taylor & Francis
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British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
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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
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1469-3534