Therapeutic Care of the Suicidal Student (IN:Suicide Prevention in Schools, ed. by A Leenaars and S Wenckstern)

Discusses standards of care for students who have been identified as seriously depressed or suicidal. Includes assessment issues, symptomatology, diagnosis, special issues in therapy, communicating hope, the therapeutic use of hopelessness, & expectations of the therapist. In addition, the author differentiates between the processes of crisis intervention & therapy. (8 ref)