SOS: Adolescent Attempted Suicide in General Practice. Workshop 2: Counselling Adolescents at Risk of Suicide. GP Workbook

This workbook is meant to teach general practitioners counselling skills to use with adolescents at risk of suicide. Role plays are used to illustrate 3 factors which can inhibit communications between doctor & patient: embarrassment, fear of consequences & time constraints. Active listening skills are reviewed. Information is provided on counselling the acutely suicidal adolescent. The last part of the workbook gives a suggested counselling strategy & discusses the use of no-suicide contracts.