Journal article
Coping planning to reduce stigma and support coping after suicide
Australian Counselling Research Journal, Vol.14(1), pp.5-9
2020
Abstract
Bereavement after a death by suicide can be complicated by stigma. Stigma can result from conceptualising suicide and the causes of suicide, as a personal and/or familial fault, flaw, or deficiency. This stigma can cause negative thoughts about the person who died, engender blame, and result in real or perceived judgment or ostracism. To effectively decrease the stigma surrounding suicide, we need to change the narrative surrounding it and its causes. A coping planning framework conceptualises suicide as the final strategy to reduce overwhelming distress, when a person has no other effective strategies. Within this paradigm, bereavement counselling following suicide involves supporting people to cope with the loss of a loved one rather than the cause of death. Reframing suicide using a coping paradigm has the potential to eliminate the stigma that can complicate bereavement. It also has the potential to contribute to better coping in people experiencing bereavement.
Details
- Title
- Coping planning to reduce stigma and support coping after suicide
- Authors
- Helen Stallman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - LegacyAmanda D Hutchinson (Author) - University of South AustraliaJeneva L Ohan (Author) - University of Western Australia
- Publication details
- Australian Counselling Research Journal, Vol.14(1), pp.5-9
- Publisher
- Australian Counselling Association
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99483602502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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