This book is written for counsellors & psychotherapists, & for any professional who uses counselling skills when supporting suicidal people. It has 6 main parts: the changing context of suicide; the prediction-prevention model, policy, & ethics; the influence of the organization; the client process; the practitioner process; & the practice of counselling with suicidal clients. The book also includes chapters on the discourse of suicide, suicide & self-injury, & self-care for the counsellor.