EP149: Relational Engagement with Suicidal Clients - From Checking Boxes to Hearing Stories of Pain with Stacey Freedenthal

Mike speaks with Stacey Freedenthal about how culture informs the way we as professionals approach suicidal risk assessment, how we have been trained to be "suicide police," and how we might learn to sit with pain before checking boxes on our assessments. For more on Stacey, links from the conversation, and the APA citation for this episode visit the show notes on our website. The Thoughtful Counselor is created in partnership with Palo Alto University's division of Continuing & Professional Studies. Learn more at paloaltou.edu/concept.