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Is Counseling Ready for Rational Suicide?
Author Info
DuFresne, Robin M
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461924471
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Year and Degree
2016, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Counselor Education and Supervision.
Abstract
Counselors serve clients at all developmental stages of life. Individuals who are terminally ill seek counseling for various reasons, including discussing rational suicide (Danaker, 2006). Rational suicide is the desire to hasten one’s death when terminally ill (Werth & Cobia, 1995). Models for conceptualing the process of dying do not address the concept of rational suicide (Kubler-Ross, 1969; Rando, 1984). Previous research has demonstrated that counselors belief that suicidal ideation in a terminally ill client can be a rational construct (Rogers et al, 2001). The goal of this study is to investigate whether counselors perceive themselves as competent to counsel individuals who are expressing rational suicidal ideation. 68.2% of participants rated themselves competent to provide this service. Participants with more education, more years of service, and experience with terminally ill clients rated themselves more competent than other participants.
Committee
Christopher Roseman, PhD (Committee Chair)
John Laux, PhD (Committee Member)
Eric Baltrinic, PhD (Committee Member)
Jennifer Reynolds, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
100 p.
Subject Headings
Counseling Education
Keywords
counseling, suicide, rational suicide, competence
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DuFresne, R. M. (2016).
Is Counseling Ready for Rational Suicide?
[Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461924471
APA Style (7th edition)
DuFresne, Robin.
Is Counseling Ready for Rational Suicide?
2016. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461924471.
MLA Style (8th edition)
DuFresne, Robin. "Is Counseling Ready for Rational Suicide?" Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461924471
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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