Financial sector workers' experiences of managing suicidal clients
Abstract
© 2017 Hogrefe Publishing. Background: Financial sector workers interface with indebted clients, who may be distressed and have heightened vulnerability to suicidality. Aim(s): This study examined the experiences of 10 Irish financial sector workers who had experiences of encountering distressed clients who discuss suicide. Method: Semistructured interviews (open-ended questions) were used. Results: Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) identified four themes, namely: (1) avoidance versus confrontation of reality (management of the debt); (2) role conflict (recovering the debt vs. supporting the client); (3) emotional impact and distancing from clients (coping with concerns for client welfare); (4) desire for support (practical and emotional training and support needs). Limitations: The frequency with which such clients were encountered was not assessed. Conclusion: These themes demonstrate the need to provide support to this group, and also the difficulties in providing training to manage suicidal clients in a context where the staff member's goal is to recover debt.Citation
O’Neill, S., Ennis, E., McFeeters, D., & Gallagher, L. (2017) Financial sector workers'experiences of managing suicidal clients, Crisis, 39(3), pp. pp. 159-165.Publisher
Hogrefe Publishing GroupJournal
CrisisPubMed ID
29052433Additional Links
https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/0227-5910/a000483Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
0227-5910EISSN
2151-2396ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1027/0227-5910/a000483
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