Argues that suicide prevention centers do prevent suicides, both through their direct services to clients and through the community education programs. Suicide prevention centers must function as part of an integrated network of human services. The Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service of Tompkins County is described. (Author/BEF)

Presents an overview of the field of death education and suggests that materials used be jargon-free. Counselors should present themselves as careful, respectful, nonconfronting listeners so students can use them as positive models for how they should act with the dying or bereaved person. (Author/BEF)

This article recounts the author's counseling relationship with a client who was a nursing home resident. The article describes the client's spiritual experiences and their impact on the client and the counselor. (Author)

This article presents a review of the literature on counseling adults with terminal illness, particularly the literature on the nature of preparation that counselors and other professionals who attend to the needs of adults with a terminal illness require. The authors review information and findings from philosophical, psychological, practical,…

Euthanasia is considered an important social issue of the 1990s. Mental health professionals should understand the differences between voluntary, involuntary, passive, and active euthanasia; mercy killing, and assisted suicide. Encourages counselors to ethically formulate client-supportive positions to help clients face life-and-death decisions.…