Perceptions, practices and training needs of counseling professionals in handling the suicide potential youth: an exploratory study

Department/Unit

Office of the Counselling and Career Services

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

19 leaves

Abstract

This study explored the perceptions, practices and training needs of counseling professionals in handling suicide potential your ages 15 to 24 years. Specifically, 47 counseling professionals were asked through a self-made survey questionnaire about their perceptions and distinct observations of the suicide potential youth, their interventions and related training needs. The participant’s initial responses were then tallied and content analyzed using three categories in understanding the development of suicide –related conditions. These categories (3 P's) are: predisposing risk factors, perpetuating psychological functioning and precipitating causes, results were discussed in the context of the Philippine culture and in view of an individual’s mental processing and behavioral manifestations, which have implications to the counseling profession

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Disciplines

Counseling

Note

Paper presented at the 10th Annual Convention of the Guidance Counselors Circle Inc., on the 29th day of November 2010 at the CSB Hotel International Conference Center, Malate, Manila, Philippines

Keywords

Annual Convention of the Guidance Counselors Circle Inc. (10th : 2010 : CSB Hotel International Conference Center; Manila; Philippines)

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