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Suicide of Young People and Its Impact on the Family, The

Synopsis
A training pack comprising 17 videos of family members whose close young relatives have taken their own lives, together with a 45 minute interview with Dr Colin Murray-Parkes on the subject of suicide of young people and its impact on, and the needs of family members experiencing such a bereavement. The interviews themselves present a wide range of background circumstances, emotional responses, family outcomes and good and poor experiences with professional bodies. As well as reinforcing and illlustrating existing theory, the videos will be particularly valuable in assisting in the skill development of those working in what are invariably stressful and painful situations.

The pack will be a useful resource for trainers offering courses for a range of professions and voluntary organisations working in the field of suicide of young people, prevention and bereavement, including social workers, nurses, doctors, police officers, coroners’ officers and members of support group organisations.
Social studies teachers and student counsellors will find this material suitable for use in the context of training courses for young people who need to be able to respond to fellow students considering taking their own life.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2002
Year of production
2002
Documentation
A training manual introduces the subject of suicide with a short review of the literature and analyses each video interview according to the contribution its content is likely to make to the range of courses it is anticipated will be offered and offers some suggestions as to the content of specific training programmes.
Subjects
Psychology; Mental Health and Counselling
Keywords
bereavement; counselling; families; suicide; young people

Distribution Formats

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£300 (+VAT +p&p)
Availability
Sale
Year
2003

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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