Finlayson Melissa, Simmonds Janette
1 Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Omega (Westport). 2019 May;79(1):18-33. doi: 10.1177/0030222817709693. Epub 2017 May 22.
This research aimed to explore the role of workplace responses in psychologists' adaptation to client suicides. Participants were 178 psychologists who completed an online self-report questionnaire which included both open and closed questions yielding qualitative and quantitative data. Fifty-six (31.5%) participants reported one or more client suicides. Mixed results were found in terms of perceived support from the workplace following a client suicide. Psychologists reported a need for more open communication in the workplace, peer supports, space to grieve, as well as opportunities to engage in a learning process. The findings have important implications for research and for understanding the role of the workplace postvention. It also raises the need for external support to be accessible for psychologists working in private practice.
本研究旨在探讨工作场所应对措施在心理学家适应客户自杀事件中的作用。研究参与者为178名心理学家，他们完成了一份在线自我报告问卷，其中包括开放式和封闭式问题，从而产生定性和定量数据。56名（31.5%）参与者报告了一起或多起客户自杀事件。在客户自杀后，心理学家对工作场所提供支持的感知方面，研究结果不一。心理学家表示，工作场所需要更开放的沟通、同伴支持、悲伤的空间以及参与学习过程的机会。这些发现对研究以及理解工作场所事后干预的作用具有重要意义。这也凸显了为私人执业的心理学家提供外部支持的必要性。
