Psychology/Psychotherapy
240 Pages
ISBN-10: 1-59766-028-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-59766-028-0
Paper: $24.95
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As the public gradually comes to recognize that a connection exists between untreated mental illness and suicide, awareness is growing that suicide can be prevented. As a result, greater expectations for effective care have been directed at those who work with, or who may encounter, suicidal individuals. Counseling Suicidal People is intended for the nonexpert in suicide prevention-for crisis volunteers, therapists, alcohol and drug counselors, social workers, case managers, pastors, fire and police personnel, and anyone else in the field of human services. Hailed as the quintessential work on suicide prevention, the volume offers a practical set of tools that will enable those in the helping professions to identify potentially suicidal individuals, to intervene in suicidal behavior, and to engage in constructive therpeutic work with people who have attempted or may be at risk for suicide.
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| A clinical psychologist with over thirty-five years' experience, Paul Quinnett has been extensively involved in the training of mental health professionals. He was a founding board member of two national suicide prevention organizations, the Kristin Brooks Hope Center and the Suicide Prevention Action Network, and is the author of seven books, including Suicide: The Forever Decision. He currently serves as clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington's School of Medicine, in Seattle, and as clinical director of Behavioral Health Services at Holy Family Hospital, in Spokane, Washington, his home base. |
"In his plainspoken yet compassionate style, Quinnett communicates sound strategies for connecting with and helping suicidal individuals. Counseling Suicidal People deserves a place on the desk of every crisis worker and therapist who works with these individuals. I will assign it to our psychology interns and psychiatry residents."
—Thomas E. Ellis, PsyD., ABPP, author of Cognition and Suicide: Theory, Research, and Therapy. |
