Reactions of Mental Health Social Workers following a Client Suicide Completion

A Qualitative Investigation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13629582
AutoresSara Sanders (0000-0001-5682-5990, University of Iowa, autor de correspondencia), Jodi M Jacobson (Towson University), Jodi Jacobson (Towson University), Laura Ting (University of Maryland)
Año2005
Volumen51
Número3
Páginas197-216
Fecha de publicación2005-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/d3kh-ebx6-y70p-tugn
OpenAlexW2053978275
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas24

The impact of client suicidal behavior on mental health social workers is slowly receiving increased empirical attention. This qualitative study examined the impact of client suicide on social workers. Results indicate that social workers experience multiple personal and professional reactions immediately following a client suicide completion. Long-term effects, such as the continual experience of emotional reactions and permanent behavior changes, including changing practice strategies, are also reported. The results of this study have significant implications for the preparation of social workers and other mental health therapists for practice with suicidal clients

Empirical research · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Social Work