About the course

Suicide is a difficult subject to address in therapy, and we look at it with a Gestalt perspective, starting with the personhood, experience, and values of the therapist.
Course includes: 46 minutes video presentation by Steve Vinay Gunther, 19 core readings, 3 additional readings, 50 related books, 88 item quiz, Completion certificate for 10 CPE points.

Course content

  • 47 minutes of video presentation by Steve Vinay Gunther
  • 20 core readings
  • 3 additional readings
  • 50 related books
  • 88 item quiz
  • Completion certificate for 10 CPE points
  • Subtitles in 30 languages

Course curriculum

    1. Beaumont, H. (2004). Systemic underpinnings of youth suicide. httpconstellationflow.comyouthsuicide

    2. Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. (2012). After a suicide attempt- A guide for family and friends.

    3. Chew-Helbig, N. (2019). Suicide Crisis Intervention- Working with People who are in Danger of Taking their Own Lives.

    4. Hecht, J. M. (2013). The twentieth century's two major voices on suicide. In Stay- a history of suicide and the arguments against it (pp. 199–208). Yale University Press.

    5. Marcus, E. (2010). 1 The basics. In Why suicide_ Questions and answers about suicide, suicide prevention, and coping with the suicide of someone you know (pp. 1-48). HarperCollins.

    6. Northern Rivers District Health Service. (1996). Assessment of suicide risk.

    7. Raue, P., & Brown, E. (2006). Strategies for Asessing Suicidal ideation. Psychotherapy in Australia, 13(1), 70-73.

    8. Risk Management Foundation. (1996). Guidelines for identification, assessment, and treatment planning for suicidality. Harvard Medical Institutions.

    9. Roberts, M., & Lamont, E. (2014). Suicide An existentialist reconceptualization. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21(10), 873-878.

    10. Soreff, S. (2009). Suicide. httpemedicine.medscape.comarticle288598-overview

    11. SuicideLine. Supporting someone after a suicide attempt. SuicideLine Victoria.

    12. Szasz, T. (2006). Psychiatry and the Control of Dangerousness on the Apotropaic Function of the Term Mental Illness. Psychotherapy in Australia, 3(12), 32-36.

    13. Turecki, G. (2005). Dissecting the suicide phenotype- the role of impulsive–aggressive behaviours Gustavo Turecki. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 30(6), 398–408.

    14. Zagaria, M. E. (2004). Insomnia, depression, and suicide risk in the elderly- Raising awareness

    15. Zur, O. Suicidality check list. Zur Institute.

    1. Howdin, J. & Reeves, A. (2009). In the fragility of contact working with suicide risk in the dialogic relationship. British Gestalt Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, 10-17

    2. Jacobs, L. (2005). The inevitable intersubjectivity of selfhood. International Gestalt Journal, 28(1), 43–70.

    3. Mann, D. (2013). Assessing suicidal risk. In G. Francesseti, M. Gecele, & J. Roubal (Eds.), Gestalt therapy in clinical practice- From psychopathology to the aesthetics of contact (pp. 333–346). Istituto di Gestalt HCC Italy.

    4. Sleator, L., & Young, L. (1998). Suicide, a Gestalt approach. GANZ Conference.

    5. Young, L., & Lester, D. (2001). Gestalt Therapy Approaches to Crisis Intervention With Suicidal Clients. Brief treatment and crisis intervention, 1(1), 65-74. doi10.1093brief-treatment1.1.65

    1. Bagley, C., & Tremblay, P. (2000). Elevated rates of suicidal behaviour in gay, lesbian and bisexual youth- A review and account of possible causes.

    2. Hecht, J. M. (2010). On suicide.

    3. John Howard Society. (1999). Prison and jail suicide.

    1. Video lecture on Suicide - 46 minute

    1. Quiz on Suicide

    1. 23. Suicide • Assessment 92 • Concept Map

    2. 23. Suicide • Assessment 93 • Reflection Form

    3. 23. Suicide • Assessment 94 • Core Readings - Focus summaries / concept maps

About the presenter

Steve Vinay Gunther

Dr Steve Vinay Gunther

Steve Vinay Gunther has studied Gestalt therapy since 1985 and founded Gestalt institutes in Australia, South Korea, and China. Since 2000, he has been an international Gestalt trainer, teaching in Asia, Egypt, South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, and the USA.

In addition to Gestalt therapy, Steve is trained in family therapy, narrative therapy, somatic therapy, career coaching, and family constellations. He has practiced and studied meditation since 1973 and previously served as a professor of Spiritual Psychology at the Ryokan Institute in Los Angeles.

Steve pioneered relational psychology with his concept, The Unvirtues, and designed the Relational Parenting system. He is the father of five children and grandfather to four boys.

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