Risks in Counselling

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Risk Issues in Counselling Assessment Part 2 In this essay, I will be discussing the issue of suicide, how the client may present with this issue. The areas of risk covered in a counselling session and what areas of risk to be aware of in future. Subsequently, determine if counselling is a suitable option once an assessment has been made; and the implementation of crisis intervention strategies when factoring the client’s best interests; Thus identifying what legislation and policy applies to this case and finally a brief summary of my personal values regarding this issue. In a counseling session the counsellor was confronted with a 17 year old Caucasian male teenager who was referred to them by his GP and presented with the following issues: The client stated that he felt socially withdrawn, irritable with parents and can’t communicate with them; however he does have an uncle that he could talk to. He says he becomes upset when he can’t have his way, then feels “overwhelmed with guilt” from his reactions. He gets high with his friends to deal with the pain and that his parents are unaware. He feels hopeless, angry and guilty. His girlfriend recently dumped him and his grades have recently been slipping. He has given away some valuable possessions to friends and has previously attempted to take his life. He has also mentioned that one of his classmates committed suicide last year. He was intending to follow suit and had formulated a plan which he outlined in detail. In reference to the case study above there are areas of risk that must be covered in a counselling session. To determine the level of risk the counsellor needs to consider the warning signs presented by the client. In this case study the client has presented with the several risk factors associated with suicidal behaviour and it’s important for the counsellor to consider during the
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