Suicide is a difficult subject to address in therapy, and we look at a Gestalt perspect, starting with the personhood, experience, and values of the therapist.
Free Course includes: 06 core readings, 3 assignments, 50 item quiz, Completion certificate for 10 CPE points.
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Course curriculum
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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.
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Soreff, S. (2009). Suicide. httpemedicine.medscape.comarticle288598-overview
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Beaumont, H. (2004). Systemic underpinnings of youth suicide. httpconstellationflow.comyouthsuicide
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SuicideLine. Supporting someone after a suicide attempt. SuicideLine Victoria.
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Zagaria, M. E. (2004). Insomnia, depression, and suicide risk in the elderly- Raising awareness
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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.
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Zur, O. Suicidality check list. Zur Institute.
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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.
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Raue, P., & Brown, E. (2006). Strategies for Asessing Suicidal ideation. Psychotherapy in Australia, 13(1), 70-73.
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Turecki, G. (2005). Dissecting the suicide phenotype- the role of impulsive–aggressive behaviours Gustavo Turecki. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 30(6), 398–408.
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Risk Management Foundation. (1996). Guidelines for identification, assessment, and treatment planning for suicidality. Harvard Medical Institutions.
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Roberts, M., & Lamont, E. (2014). Suicide An existentialist reconceptualization. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21(10), 873-878.
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Northern Rivers District Health Service. (1996). Assessment of suicide risk.
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Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. (2012). After a suicide attempt- A guide for family and friends.
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Assessment no 23-1
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Assessment no 23-2
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Assessment no 23-3
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Video lecture on Suicide - 46 minute
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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.
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Sleator, L., & Young, L. (1998). Suicide, a Gestalt approach. GANZ Conference.
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Jacobs, L. (2005). The inevitable intersubjectivity of selfhood. International Gestalt Journal, 28(1), 43–70.
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About the presenter
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.