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Old Mar 14, 2015, 09:03 PM
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Wow! Thanks for all the responses everyone. It seems that many of you think Ts do not like working with suicidal clients, but there are some of you who feel very strongly about the way a T responds to such a client - that it's not about whether they like it, but how competent they are at handling the situation.

Some of the reasons Ts don't like working with this client group I see recurring in the posts here are:

-liability if client does commit sui
-stress of caring for someone whose life is in the balance
-lack of confidence or competency in working with this group
Thanks for this!
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 01:09 AM
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ThingWithFeathers, yep those three are the only ones I can think of, and I think none say anything negative about the worth or value or goodness of person who is feeling suicidal. That person's life has value, that person matters, and should not take a therapist's reluctance to work with them (or with suicide in general) as evidence of anything contrary to that.
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 01:43 AM
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My friend's mom is a T and if she for one second thinks the patient is suicidal then she won't take them on. IF it's one of her existing clients she pawns them off on someone else. She and I have had many debates on this. Her only reason is liability. She says she's known too many Ts that have been sued by the family after a patient commits suicide. I understand her fear but I still think what she does is wrong.
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 04:08 AM
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ThingWithFeathers, yep those three are the only ones I can think of, and I think none say anything negative about the worth or value or goodness of person who is feeling suicidal. That person's life has value, that person matters, and should not take a therapist's reluctance to work with them (or with suicide in general) as evidence of anything contrary to that.
Thanks, Partless I really struggle with feeling like a burden on my T. She's been great working with me, advocating for me and supporting me, but I can't help but feel unwanted and unworthy the care. She hasn't shown any signs of abandoning me, and neither has the rest of my care team, it's just a feeling and a belief. I guess that doesn't make it real though?
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