The wide-ranging contexts in which counselling and psychotherapy is now
practiced means clients present with a range of risks that therapists
have to respond to. Risk is an ever-present issue for counsellors and
psychotherapists and, in an increasingly litigious culture, the need for
trainees to develop a sound understanding of how the right tools and the
right knowledge can support their practice has never been greater. In
this book Andrew Reeves takes trainees, newly qualified practitioners,
and more experienced practitioners step-by-step through what is meant by
risk, offering practical hints and tips and links to policy and research
to inform good ethical practice along the way.
This book tackles:
- The definition of risk and how risk is linked to social,
psychological and relational factors
- Working with those who are at risk of suicide, self-injury, self-harm
and/or are an endangerment to others
- How therapists should respond to the risk in situations involving
child protection, mental health crises, and in the therapeutic process
itself
- The positive side of risk-taking
- How counsellors and psychotherapists can work with risk proactively
and positively, informed by research.
Filled with case studies, ethical dilemmas, reflective questions,
discussion questions and further reading, this book offers counsellors
and psychotherapists guidance on how they can work with risk proactively
and positively. It is an essential resource for all services,
organisations and individual practitioners.
