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Summary of don’t forget about me: The experiences of therapists-in-training after a client has attempted or died by suicide (IN: Therapeutic and legal issues for therapists who have survived a client suicide: Breaking the silence, edited by K M Weine
Spiegelman, J.~~Werth, J.
The death of a patient is every therapistÕs worst nightmare. Even more frightening is the debilitating silence that surrounds a therapist after the death of a client. What do you do? How do you proceed with your personal and professional life? Until now, advice on surviving a patientÕs suicide has been scarce. This book examines this much-overlooked topic to help you continue to live and practice confidently. The authors of this courageous book mix first-person narratives with professional strategies to help therapists deal with the emotional and legal consequences that follow the loss of a client.