Suicidal Clients and Supervisees: A Model for Considering Supervisor Roles

Abstract

It is likely that counselor trainees will be exposed to suicidal clients and subsequently face personal dilemmas, stress, and feelings of incompetence. Ethical guidelines mandate that supervisors have procedures to assist supervisees in such times. Currently, the literature does not provide a framework for providing such supervision. This article presents a theory-grounded model to assist the supervision of supervisees working with suicidal clients.