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Peer reviewedSheeley, Vernon Lee; Herlihy, Barbara – School Counselor, 1989
Attempts to clarify the legal issues involved in the duty of school counselors to warn and protect when counseling suicidal youths (unemancipated minors) and offers some guidelines on how to prevent legal vulnerability. Considers the liability crisis, standard of care, the right to privacy, and the balance between confidentiality and the duty to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Confidentiality, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPeach, Larry; Reddick, Thomas L. – School Counselor, 1991
Asserts that school counselors can play vital role in the prevention of adolescent suicide. Lists warning signs of suicide risk and characteristics of at-risk students. Presents set of guidelines for helping potential suicide victims. Sees key to teenage suicide prevention to be communication skills. Identifies components for suicide prevention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Communication Skills, Counselor Role
