https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/aftermath/m-p/11551#M1425 Just some questions.<BR /> <BR /> What happens to those who provide care and support, afterwards?<BR /> Are they given adequate support and care themselves?<BR /> <BR /> How long would it take for a counsellor or psychologist to, in a way, forget a patient they have treated frequently over several months? Do you think they still think about patients even after they stop treating them for awhile?<BR /> <BR /> Surely they would maintain a professional distance, no matter how invested they are, do you think they can be emotionally attached to their patient even though it should not be the case? and in a way that they may be irrevocably altered should something happen?<BR /> <BR /> I think they may feel a sense of failure, or guilt over what they may have missed, or may have done wrong, I suppose as anyone who knew the person would, even if they were told that it was not their fault. Sat, 04 Sep 2021 18:05:48 GMT pl515p1 2021-09-04T18:05:48Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/aftermath/m-p/11551#M1425 Just some questions.<BR /> <BR /> What happens to those who provide care and support, afterwards?<BR /> Are they given adequate support and care themselves?<BR /> <BR /> How long would it take for a counsellor or psychologist to, in a way, forget a patient they have treated frequently over several months? Do you think they still think about patients even after they stop treating them for awhile?<BR /> <BR /> Surely they would maintain a professional distance, no matter how invested they are, do you think they can be emotionally attached to their patient even though it should not be the case? and in a way that they may be irrevocably altered should something happen?<BR /> <BR /> I think they may feel a sense of failure, or guilt over what they may have missed, or may have done wrong, I suppose as anyone who knew the person would, even if they were told that it was not their fault. Sat, 04 Sep 2021 18:05:48 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/aftermath/m-p/11551#M1425 pl515p1 2021-09-04T18:05:48Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/aftermath/m-p/11552#M1426 <P>Hi p1515p1</P> <P>Speaking as someone who has worked alongside psychologists and psychiatrists for a long time - they are trained how to cope with what they call transference/countertransference (the feelings for the client to the counsellor and the counsellor's feelings for the client) and know if they feel they are getting too emotionally involved with a client to seek advice from another fellow counsellor/psychologist/psychiatrist.</P> <P>They are human and I have seen a psychiatrist cry over a particularly sad case. However they are trained to be extremely careful about getting over-involved with a client. Of course this doesn't mean they don't care or think about the person they are counselling/treating.</P> <P>They have to be extremely careful to keep within proper boundaries or they are faced with negligence/abuse claims.</P> <P>I don't know if this addresses your concerns? Yes they do have feelings - sometimes they move a client they can't get on with to another counsellor - but they are highly trained to monitor their reactions to the people they counsel.</P> <P>Cheers.</P> Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:23:21 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/aftermath/m-p/11552#M1426 Hanna3 2021-09-05T05:23:21Z