This Webinar will draw on the recent research data from the first published Irish qualitative phenomenological research study to discuss Irish school guidance counsellors’ lived experiences of coping with student suicide from a theoretical and practical perspective.
In the background of increased prevalence of depression, anxiety and suicide, it is accepted as part of the role as a guidance counsellor in Ireland that there is a likelihood of encountering students who have struggled with suicidal ideation or who have been exposed directly or indirectly to the effects of suicide. This can shape the worldview, aspirations and hopes of young people and calls for a holistic approach when promoting lifelong learning and lifelong sustainable careers and goals. It equally has professional and personal self-care implications for the guidance counsellor.