A Humanistic Conceptualization of Suicide Protective Factors
Program Description: Suicide protective factors are a key component of counseling to address client suicide risk. SHORES is a recently published mnemonic which is supported by the literature on suicide protective factors across client populations. SHORES is intended to help counselors in all counseling specialties to recall and discuss suicide protective factors as part of preventative care, suicide risk assessment and crisis intervention, strengths-based risk management, and suicide postvention. In this AHC webinar, we will conceptualize the core principles of humanistic counseling that underlie each element of the mnemonic. We will also explore the wide-ranging applications of SHORES in humanistic counseling practice including the complexities surrounding suicide and the counselor's role in addressing it.
Objectives:
To understand the elements of SHORES: a suicide protective factors mnemonic.
To conceptualize the core principles of humanistic counseling underlying SHORES.
To consider applications of the SHORES mnemonic to one's humanistic counseling practice.
Presenters: Jenny L. Cureton, Ph.D.; Alfredo Palacios, Ph.D.
Presenter Bios:
Dr. Jenny L. Cureton (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Supervision at Kent State University who earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Northern Colorado and her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of North Texas. Her experience as an independently licensed professional counselor (TX, CO) includes work in community and medical clinics, college/university settings, and private practices counseling suicidal clients and survivors of suicide loss, among others. Dr. Cureton's areas of research include crisis and trauma, career development, and cultural competence and responsiveness. Her relevant publications and presentations concern suicide protective factors, preprofessional suicide training, comprehensive school suicide prevention, a Black community's readiness to address suicide, and suicide countertransference. She is a proud member of AHC and the JHC editorial board.
Dr. Alfredo Palacios is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Services at UCCS. A graduate of The University of New Mexico, Dr. Palacios is a practicing clinician, educator and researcher. In his practice he sees adults and youth, employing a person-centered existential approach to counseling. His scholarship focuses on social emotional learning and mindfulness-based interventions for at-risk youth. In addition, his conceptual scholarship aims to challenge forms of existential and humanistic theories as to include broader relevance for diverse client populations and other ethical circumstances. He is the host and producer of the Theory of Change Podcast discussing sociological and philosophical issues relevant to the helping professions.