What are coping questions and why are they important when working with clients who may be suicidal?
What will be an ideal response?
DeJong and Berg (2002) suggest that the typical clinician reaction to suicidal clients is to place the person in a hospital or on medication. However, a better way might be to focus on how the client has coped successfully with suicidal tendencies. For instance, the clinician might ask: “How did you get out of bed this morning?” A client who has gotten out of bed, gotten dressed, and driven to a therapist’s office has done something that requires a great deal of energy for a discouraged person. The coping question is a good way to have the client recount micro-successes in dealing with the presenting problem.
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