The Aeschi Working Group
MEETING THE SUICIDAL PERSON
The therapeutic approach to the suicidal patient
Richard A. Young, Ph.D.
| FUTURE EVENTS |
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| THE BOOK: BUILDING A THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE WITH THE SUICIDAL PATIENT |
| THE GUIDELINES FOR CLINICIANS |
| PAST EVENTS |
| 1st Aeschi Conference |
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| 3rd Aeschi Conference |
| 4th Aeschi Conference |
| 5th Aeschi Conference |
| 6th Aeschi Conference |
| 7th Aeschi Conference (Aeschi West) |
| 8th Aeschi Conference (Aeschi 8) |
| 9th Aeschi Conference (Aeschi 9) |
| 10th Aeschi Conference (Aeschi 10) |
| PROBLEMS
IN CLINICAL PRACTICE |
| The usual clinical practice |
| Clinicians' attitudes |
| Patients' dissatisfaction |
| Non-attendance in aftercare |
| Treatment failures |
| A PATIENT-ORIENTED APPROACH |
| New perspectives |
| Patients' narratives |
| Patients' inner experiences |
| Joining the patient |
| CAMS |
| The
Narrative Action Theoretical (NAT) approach |
| Mental Pain |
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Richard A. Young is Professor of Counselling Psychology
at the University of British Columbia.
I have worked extensively in refining the self-confrontation procedure and its relation to the development of narratives, both of which contribute to the clinical implications for meeting the suicidal patient person. Both of these are based on action theory which I have used as a theoretical base for studying family interactions in various domains. A substantial qualitative research modality has emerged from this work. Entitled the Qualitative Action-Project Method, it provides a means of addressing clinical and interactive data from the perspective of goal-directed action. I am President of the Counselling Psychology Division of the International Association of Applied Psychology for the 2006-2010 term.
Awards
Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association (1996)
Distinguished Member Award, Counselling Psychology Section, Canadian Psychological Association (2003)
Recent Publications
Young, R. A., & Valach, L. (2004). The construction of career through goal-directed action. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 64, 499-514.
Young, R. A., Logan, C., Lovato, C. Y., Moffat, B., & Shoveller, J. A. (2005). Sun protection and outdoor activities as family health projects. Journal of Health Psychology, 10, 333-345.
Young, R. A., Valach, L., & Domene, J. F. (2005). The action-project method in counseling psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 52, 215-223.
Young, R. A., Marshall, S., Domene, J. F., Arato-Bolivar, J., Hayoun, R., Marshall, E., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Valach, L.(2006). Relationships, communication, and career in the parent-adolescent projects of families with and without challenges. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 68, 1-23.