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Open article: Neglect? Abuse? ADHD? Autism? Miriam Silver revisits the twin areas of organic deficit and damaging experiences, and encourages us to differentiate via assessment the impacts of maltreatment from those of neurodevelopmental disorders. BACP Children and Young People, June 2014

Sally Brown launches our new regular clinical feature with some advice on assessment. Therapy Today, September 2019

Open article: Andrew Reeves believes risk is intrinsic to therapy and encourages practitioners to talk about suicide with their clients. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2022

Develop your confidence in working with suicidal clients by exploring risk of suicide through dialogue. A video resource linked to Good Practice in Action fact sheet 042.

Andrew Reeves explores the tough challenges of working with suicidal clients. Therapy Today, November 2018

It is possible to work safely and ethically with suicide potential online, say Amanda McGarry and Andrew Reeves. Therapy Today, December 2020

Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download

Managing risk appropriately is a concern for us all. Dave Wilson describes the Behavioural Intervention Team model used in many parts of North America. University and College Counselling, May 2016

Your client is expressing suicidal thoughts but won’t consent to your notifying his GP. What do you do? Therapy Today, June 2011

Lynne Gabriel considers the assessment of risk in practice. Video resource.