{"product_id":"hope-in-action-1","title":"Hope In Action","description":"Respectful and effective solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for suicidal clients \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew tasks are more important—and daunting—than to help someone who is suicidal to go beyond the darkness of hopelessness to the light of hope. \u003cem\u003eHope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique resource providing fresh approaches to treating individuals and families where suicide is an issue. This comprehensive book provides a thorough grounding in using a solution-focused therapy approach to elicit and reinforce hope and reasons for living. Strategies are demonstrated with stories, case vignettes, and transcripts. Special applications include some of the most challenging high-risk clients that therapists treat, including people who make repeated attempts. This powerful resource offers a set of practice principles based on the existing empirical evidence in the context of clinical utility and client expertise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e provides case transcripts to help in role-play or rehearsal situations as well as numerous practical tips. The book also provides lists of solution-focused questions for use in various situations, including suicide crisis, the use of anti-depressant medications, facilitation of collaborative working relationships with colleagues as well as clients. Each application chapter gives therapists practical, hands-on tools and uses stories and illustrations to make the book user-friendly. The text also offers a brief appendix on the basic skills of SFBT. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics discussed in\u003cem\u003e Hope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecurrent knowledge about preventing suicide at the individual level \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelping clients to utilize their strengths even when they are in crisis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow research in diverse areas supports the solution-focused approach \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeffective treatment for couples and families when one member is suicidal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebasic approaches to effective therapy with young children and teens who have attempted suicide \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erespectful, effective therapy with people who seem to have adopted being suicidal as their primary coping strategy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etherapeutic tools that help the therapist to stay hopeful about clients and strengthen the therapeutic relationship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable resource for counselors and therapists at every experience level.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310535844222,"sku":"NW9780789033949","price":57.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780789033949.jpg?v=1778583152","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/hope-in-action-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}