Bracketing and Stabilization: Interventative Steps in Counseling the Suicidal Client.

Spero, Moshe Halevi

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ242058

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Bracketing and Stabilization: Interventative Steps in Counseling the Suicidal Client.

Spero, Moshe Halevi

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v11 n4 p325-39 1980-81

Suggests that stress on the rapid establishment of "cognitive re-structuring" is inappropriate for many types of suicidal clients. Bracketing and stabilization are suggested as alternative means to increase client ability to grasp personal orientations and perspectives. Stress on the client's ability to control is important. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Objectives, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Crisis Intervention, Emotional Problems, Models, Stress Variables, Suicide

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General; Reports - General

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A