探索破产律师与表现出自杀倾向的客户的经验:预防自杀的挑战和建议
John R Blosnich1,2, Jeanne M Ward1,3, Melissa Perkins1
1University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Behavioral sciences & the law
|December 23, 2025
概括
破产律师经常遇到客户处于自杀危机中,但缺乏介入的培训. 建议加强自杀预防教育,以应对法律和心理方面的挑战.
科学领域:
- 法律心理学 法律心理学
- 心理健康服务研究 心理健康服务研究
- 法律社会学 法律社会学
背景情况:
- 财务困境和破产经常引发自杀想法,使破产律师陷入具有挑战性的道德和专业情况.
- 律师可能缺乏足够的培训来识别和应对具有自杀风险的客户.
- 了解这些动态对于开发有效的法律职业支持系统至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索破产律师和受托人与有自杀风险的客户的生活经历.
- 确定律师目前的做法和建议,以预防破产案件中的自杀.
- 为法律专业人士提供针对性自杀预防培训的发展提供信息.
主要方法:
- 使用半结构面试对11名破产律师和受托人的定性研究.
- 采访的重点是客户的痛苦,律师对自杀披露的反应,以及之前的自杀预防培训.
- 使用通过共识开发的基于Dedoose的代码书对转录的采访进行主题分析.
主要成果:
- 几乎所有接受采访的律师都报告了与客户讨论自杀的经历.
- 大多数律师认为,当客户透露自杀想法时,他们没有能力有效地干预.
- 关键主题包括同时出现的压力因素 (离婚,失业),破产的耻辱和律师-客户特权.
结论:
- 破产律师经常遇到有自杀倾向的客户,但往往缺乏适当的干预技巧.
- 消除破产的耻辱化和提供情境敏感的自杀预防培训至关重要.
- 显然需要专门培训,以配备法律专业人员来支持弱势客户.
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