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A Study on the Crisis Counselling of Christian for Suicide Prevention in Adolescents

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2009, 12(), pp.147-173
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2009.12..147
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : March 28, 2009
  • Accepted : May 14, 2009

Oh, Yoon Sun 1

1한국성서대학교

ABSTRACT

According to the Korea National Statistical Office(KNSO), 12,174 people killed themselves in 2007. It means an average of 33.3 people committed suicide in Korea every day. South Korea’s suicide rate is the highest among the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD). Suicide is second leading cause of death among adolescence. According to a recent survey by the state-run Korea Youth Counseling Institute, 2,699(58.8 percent) of 4,700 middle and high school students said they had thought of suicide. The poll found that teenagers felt suicidal urges when they experienced conflict with parents and other family members, felt deprived of hope or had trouble with friends. The following response is designed to help Christian counselor offer counsel to adolescence who has admitted having passing thoughts of suicide. The first step is the individual’s particular appraisal of the situation. The second step is achieving contact with the adolescence in crisis. a relationship of trust and empathy is no less important in crisis intervention than in any other form of counseling. The third step is the essentially involve acting strategies. The fourth step is the Follow-up of the Counseling Process. It deepens counselor relationship with them and reaffirms counselor caring. It determines if they are continuing to do what is needed to help with their crisis.

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