Reactions of Mental Health Social Workers following a Client Suicide Completion

A Qualitative Investigation

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13629582
AutoresSara Sanders (0000-0001-5682-5990, University of Iowa, autor correspondente), Jodi M Jacobson (Towson University), Jodi Jacobson (Towson University), Laura Ting (University of Maryland)
Ano2005
Volume51
Fascículo3
Páginas197-216
Data de publicação2005-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/d3kh-ebx6-y70p-tugn
OpenAlexW2053978275
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências 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