BookJohn Henden.
Contents:
About the author
Foreword
Acknowledgments
How to use this book
The book?s : style and purpose
Defining suicide and self-harm
Current service provision : risk assessment, management and medication
Other approaches to helping the suicidal
What is solution focused brief therapy?
Suicide encounters : the crucial first ten minutes
The solution focused approach in working with the suicidal
Case study : reg and "the demons calling from the deep"
Some more case vignettes
Connecting with people and the shift towards suicide mitigation
Working on the phone with the suicidal person
Blaming those who take their lives
International solution focused applications to suicide prevention
Zero suicides : should this be our goal?
Where do we go from here?
Appendix 1 flow diagram for an episode of treatment
Appendix 2: specialist solution focused training workshops
References
Index.