@article{ref1,
title="The experiences of person-centred counsellors working with suicidal clients online through the medium of text",
journal="British journal of guidance and counselling",
year="2020",
author="Harrison, L. and Wright, J.",
volume="48",
number="4",
pages="576-591",
abstract="In this study, we attempt to provide an understanding of the experiences of four UK-based person-centred counsellors working with suicidal clients online using text-based therapies and the impact of their clients' suicidal ideation upon their &quot;way of being&quot;. The counsellors were selected purposively; each was working as a person-centred counsellor online, was encountering suicidal ideation in their clients, and was a member of a professional organisation. A narrative approach was taken, using unstructured interviews and a stanza format of representation. We found that participants had developed a way of being online that may be distinct from their in-person practice. Challenges included being more directive, lacking physical presence, lacking confidence in assessing risk and questions about empathic understanding. Working online with risk raises specific challenges for person-centred practitioners in line with what is indicated in the little relevant research currently already available. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-9885",
doi="10.1080/03069885.2020.1742873",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2020.1742873"
}