Introduction The most important element in a counselling relationship, whether a single session or long-term counselling, is the quality of the relationship between the counsellor and the client. For this reason, basic counselling courses spend a large amount of time on how to effectively build relationships. There are five factors influencing the counselling process: Seriousness…
Year: 2017
Suicide to Hope Workshop Review
Introduction Today I had the opportunity to attend the Suicide to Hope Workshop offered by LivingWorks. This course is a complete overhaul of the suicideCare Workshop that was previously offered by LivingWorks. The seminar takes 8 hours, and includes a participant workshop (like ASIST) and also some handouts that can be used with clients. The…
Suicide Facts and Figures for Presentations
Introduction For those of you who don’t use it, the website Quora is an absolute goldmine for information on a wide variety of topics. It allows you to ask and answer questions by individuals who all use their real names, and who have to identify their area of expertise (their reason for knowing the answer.)…
Mobile Giving for Your Crisis Line
Introduction Hi all, after a summer hiatus, I’m back! Mobile giving is all-the-rage these days, especially after natural disasters. We’ve all seen advertisements that say “Text HAITI to 90999” in order to donate $5 to the Red Cross. (That’s a real number.) You might be wondering how you can leverage this concept for your own crisis…
Case Study: Using OSINT To Unmask The Watchmen
Introduction The Watchmen of America is a US militia, at one time active in as many as 21 states (Mother Jones, 2013), although most recently active in only 5 states according to their website. The organization is structured similar to the Civil Air Patrol, with a National Organization (nominally) providing logistical support to individuals in…