Should Clergy Counsel Suicidal Persons?

Discusses the issues involved in the pastoral counseling of suicidal persons in light of the Nally vs. Grace Community Church case, with which the authors are well acquainted and in which they were actually involved at various stages. Asserts that clergy have an indispensable and crucial role to pla...

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Authors: Sullender, R. Scott (Author) ; Malony, H. Newton (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1990
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1990, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 203-211
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Summary:Discusses the issues involved in the pastoral counseling of suicidal persons in light of the Nally vs. Grace Community Church case, with which the authors are well acquainted and in which they were actually involved at various stages. Asserts that clergy have an indispensable and crucial role to play in the wholistic treatment of persons suffering from clinical depression which may lead to suicide-threatening hehavior. Alerts clergy to factors of competency, training, supervision, and litigation as essential and necessary factors to consider in working with suicidal persons.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234099004400302