Journal article
Staff perspectives of safety planning as a suicide prevention intervention for people of refugee and asylum-seeker background
Crisis
2021
Abstract
Background: Safety planning involves the co-development of a personalized list of coping strategies to prevent a suicide crisis. Aims: We explored the perspectives of workers regarding safety planning as a suicide prevention strategy for people of refugee background and those seeking asylum in Australia. Method: Participants attended suicide prevention training, specific to refugees and asylum seekers, at which safety planning was a key component. Semistructured, posttraining interviews (n = 12) were analyzed thematically. Results: Four key themes were identified: safety planning as a co-created, personalized activity for the client; therapeutic benefits of developing a safety plan; barriers to engaging in safety planning; strategies to enhance safety planning engagement. Limitations: First-hand refugee and asylum-seeker experiences were not included. Conclusion: As a relatively low-cost, flexible intervention, safety planning may be valuable and effective for these groups.
Details
- Title
- Staff perspectives of safety planning as a suicide prevention intervention for people of refugee and asylum-seeker background
- Authors/Creators
- M. Ferguson (Author/Creator) - University of South AustraliaM. Posselt (Author/Creator) - Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaH. McIntyre (Author/Creator)M. Loughhead (Author/Creator) - University of South AustraliaM.A. Kenny (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityV. Mau (Author/Creator) - Australian Red CrossN. Procter (Author/Creator) - University of South Australia
- Publication Details
- Crisis
- Publisher
- hogrefe eContent
- Identifiers
- 991005543942107891
- Copyright
- © 2021 Hogrefe Publishing
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Law
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Citation topics
- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.21 Psychiatry
- 1.21.430 Suicide Prevention
- Web Of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary
- ESI research areas
- Psychiatry/Psychology