The straight talking un-PC Guide to working with Suicidal Youth.
Imagine, you are in your office. Other staff bring in a student with
casts on both arms, hospitalised earlier in the week after a serious
suicide attempt. His parents are with him. They are distraught. The
student is glaring at you, swearing, yelling that all professionals
are useless, and we just need to let him die. He has intent, an
immediate plan, and determination. Francis Jamieson, private practice
Psychotherapist/Supervisor/Professional trainer, HOD Counsellor East
Auckland School and author of "A Practical Guide to Working with
Suicidal Youth, A New Zealand Perspective" 2013 presents a one-day
workshop which will demonstrate the power of potent relationship
building and the importance of this in keeping our suicidal tamariki
safe and alive. An in-vivo role play will model style/interventions
and strategies that promote the vital connection that is needed to
change the minds of those determined to die by suicide - to seeing the
point of living. The workshop aims to model experiential
psychotherapeutic techniques that can pull young people back from the
brink. It focuses on what you as a therapist can do and how you can
make the difference. Learning Outcomes The key concepts explored
include: Connection, the importance of relationship, transparency,
honesty, vitality, touching the soul, intuition, spirituality, keeping
it real, humour, and keeping self-care simple. Aspects of teenage
development, and in particular dysfunction, which may influence
suicidal thinking. Why so many New Zealand youth contemplate ending
their lives - the three areas being; the meta-level, common issues
faced, and potential triggers are explored. From the issues discussed,
the workshop also highlights possible thought changing conversations
people can have to promote new positive pro-life thinking. There will
be time for questions, and debate, and should time allow, difficult
scenarios may also be offered in the form of role-play Who should
attend This workshop is useful for both health and education
professionals and others who are faced with needing to support those
at serious risk of suicide. Front-line staff working with youth in
schools, social services, health, and law enforcement including: -
Teachers, School Counsellors, RTLB Teachers, School Nurses - Licensed
Practicing Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists,
Psychotherapists, Mental Health Nurses, Therapists, Family Therapists
- General Practitioners, Case Workers, Social Workers, and Youth
Workers - Emergency Room staff - Police and Probation Officers - Key
Workers, Unit Managers - Telephone Helpline staff - Volunteers, and
those who are supporting whanau who are suicidal. Francis Jamieson,
(Bachelor of Arts, Certificate of Proficiency in Teaching People with
Special Needs (Applied Behavioural Analysis based), Graduate Diploma
Psychotherapy, Advanced Supervision Training), has worked in mental
health for the last 37 years as both as a private consultant for
institutions and in private homes, training/supporting staff/people
with clients experiencing extreme behavioural challenges. His journey
started with working for the IHC and after completing his BA and
CPTIH, he became a consultant for people with Special Needs. After
counselling many caregivers in this capacity, he studied Applied
Psychotherapy at AUT and managed/facilitated the Man Alive Adolescent
Programme for Youth at Risk in West Auckland. In 1996 he started
counselling in Secondary Schools and firmly believes that, other than
in the home, schools are where the most potent work in keeping our
tamariki safe, can be attained. He has worked as a family therapist
and has a small private practice where he offers supervision for
counsellors and psychotherapists, and trains other health
professionals in working with clients with ADHD, Working with Trauma,
and Suicidal Thinking. He also offers workshops for parent groups, and
other interested parties. His workshops have been described as
empowering, educational, challenging, confronting, entertaining,
authentic, informative, and practice changing.
culture
2483
Views
25/02/2020 Last update