Table Of Contents
Therapists’ Response to Clients’ Death
How Therapists Mourn
Therapist’s Grief When a Client Suddenly Dies By Paula J. Siegel
My client is dead (blog)
The Effect of a Client’s Death on Clinicians: Frequency, Reaction, and ResponseAmelia Doty/Tulane School of Social Work
Coping & Dealing with a Client’s Suicide
SUICIDE: WHAT THERAPISTS NEED TO KNOW – APA
Coping with a clients suicide - APA
Therapists-in-Training Who Experience a Client Suicide
Patient’s Suicide Brings Lasting Pain - NYTimes.com
Additional Articles
O’Brien, J.M. (2011). Wounded healer: Psychotherapist grief over a client’s death. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42(3), 236-243. doi: 10.1037/a0023788
Ethical and Legal Considerations Relating to Client’s Death
Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege, Like Attorney-Client Privilege, Survives Death of Privilege Holder
CA EVIDENCE CODE SECTION 1013
As used in this article, “holder of the privilege” means:
- The patient when he has no guardian or conservator.
- A guardian or conservator of the patient when the patient has a guardian or conservator.
- The personal representative of the patient if the patient is dead.
DISCLOSURE OF DECEASED PERSON’S MEDICAL RECORDS – Connecticut Regulations