ACCA September Lunch & Learn Webinar - Supervising mental health professionals and trainees after their patient has died by suicide

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Thursday, September 25th - 1pm-2pm EST

1 CE for NBCC

Title: 

Supervising mental health professionals and trainees after their patient has died by suicide

Presenters:

Jamie Hagenbaugh

Abstract:

The death of a patient by suicide is painful and frightening for any mental health professional. Unfortunately, a substantial proportion of mental health professionals and trainees may experience a client dying by suicide at some time during their professional career. Common responses to a client's death by suicide are shock, grief, guilt, fear of blame, self-doubt, shame, anger, and betrayal. These responses can be severe and have long-term consequences which can include changes in how clinicians practice or even a change in their professional environment. Throughout the years' research has indicated that psychological autopsies and postvention strategies can be helpful but mental health professionals must personally work through the grieving process and develop acceptance of the loss. This presentation will focus on the frequency in which clients in therapy die by suicide along with mental health professionals and trainee reactions. It will discuss ways that counseling centers’ staff can support other mental health professionals and trainees with strategies to help them work through their grief.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to recognize the various reactions of clinicians and trainees who have had a patient die by suicide

Participants will be able to list steps in the grieving process for mental health professionals who have had a patient die by suicide

Participants will be able to summarize the supervision strategies used to help mental health professionals and trainees who have had a patient die by suicide