Cooke lynda spiritual care in suicide powerpoint

Cooke lynda spiritual care in suicide powerpoint

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  The Power ofSpiritual Care for The Prevention of Suicide LYNDA M. COOKE PROFESSOR MARCUS FLORES COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY PSY 408A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OCTOBER 25, 2013
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  Abstract • Death bysuicide is preventable. • Despite the proliferation of various psychotropic medications, suicide is skyrocketing • Suicide is currently the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. • Studies show that most suicidal ideation and attempts stem from the absence of hope. • The time-honored way of restoring hope is through the personal belief system. • Studies suggest contemplative practices reduce the perceived level of depression in most individuals
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  Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Enlightenment Philosopher Introducedthe idea dualism, separating the mind from the body. “sum res cogitans“ "I am a thing that thinks" (Colson, 1999)
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  Suicide Rates inthe United States 1993-2010
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  United States Military Loses onesoldier per day due to suicide (Burns, 2012)
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  In the UnitedStates per year 38,000 people complete suicide The Annual Cost of Suicide 1,000,000 people attempt suicide $36,000,000,000! 2,000,000+ people seriously contemplate suicide (CDC, 2012; Burns, 2012)
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  Possible Triggers forSuicidal Thought Bullying pain Anger hopelessness grief loneliness (Hadley, 2013;Tullis, 2013)
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  . . .the"culture of death" so forcefully opposes the "culture of life" and often seems to have the upper hand. . . humanity calls for a request for companionship, sympathy and support in the time of trial. It is a plea for help to keep on hoping when all human hopes fail (John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, 1995, p.52, 88). John Paul II (1920-2005)
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  Faces of Suicide (Dasche,2013)
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  Virginia Woolf 1884-1941 (self-drowning) “I thoughthow unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in.”
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  Sylvia Plath 1932-1963 (Asphyxiated herselfwith gas) “Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.” (The Bell Jar)
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  John Berryman 1914-1972 (jumped offof a bridge) “We must travel in the direction of our fear.”
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  Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961 (self-inflicted gunshotwound) “Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”
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  Mindy McCready 1975-2013 (self-inflicted gunshotwound) “I was your sunlight, But now I’m just a shade I was your blue sky, Now I’m just the rain I was your favorite song, But Now I’m overplayed If tomorrows gonna be the same I’ll see you yesterday.”
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  Amanda Todd 1996-2012 (hung herself) “Ihave nobody I need someone”
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  Methods • Review andevaluate existing peer reviewed literature. • Survey for data collection. • Use qualitative methods for non-judgmental listening and affirmation. • Teach contemplative methods • Issue a press release.
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  Spiritual Care • Listenwithout judgment • Ask open ended questions • Present authenticity
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  Bullying pain Anger hopelessness grief loneliness
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  This is what thegift of hope looks like when a person feels hopeless!
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  Contemplative Practices • Prayer:“Be still and know that I am God” • Draw • Read inspirational stories & books • Meditation & Relaxation • Take a walk • Listen to uplifting music
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  Hope offers The Chanceto Begin a New Life Thank you for Watching
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  References Burns, R. (2013).2012 military suicide hit a record high of 349. Retrieved from: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2012military-suicides-hit-record-high-349 Centers for disease control and prevention. (2012). Suicide: Consequences. Injury prevention and control. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/consequences.html. Colson, C., Pearcey, N. (1999). How now shall we live? Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishing. Colucci, E, & Martin, G. (2008). Religion and spirituality along the suicidal path. The American association of suicidology, 38(2), 229-244. Congdon, P. (2000). Monitoring suicide mortality: A Bayesian approach. European journal of population, 16(3), 251-284. Dasche, C. (2013). I'll see you yesterday. [Recorded by Mindy McCready]. Produced by David Wilson. Dervic, K. Oquendo, M. A., Grunebaum, M. F., Ellis, S., Burke, A. K., & Mann, J. J. (2004). Religious affiliation and suicide attempt. The American journal of psychiatry, 161(2), 2303-2308. Gearing, R. E., & Lizardi, D. (2009). Religion and suicide. J Relig health, 48, 332-341. Heisel, M. (2006). Suicide and its prevention among older adults. Canadian journal of psychiatry, 51(3), 143-154.
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  References John Paul II,(1995). Evangelium Vitae. Retrieved from: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangeliumvitae_en.html Judd, F., Jackson, H., Komiti, A., Bell, R., & Fraser, C. (2010). The profile of suicide: Changing or changeable. Soc psychiatry psychaitr epidemiol, 47, 1-9. Kaizar, E. E., Greenhouse, J. B., Steltman, H., & Kelleher, K. (2006). Do antidepressants cause sucidality in children? A Bayesian meta-analysis. Clinical trials, 73-98. Lizardi, D., & Gearing, R. E. (2009). Religion and suicide: Buddhism, Native American and African religions, Atheism, and Agnosticism. J Relig health, 49, 377-384. Peteet, J. (2007). Suicide and spirituality: A clinical perspective. The southern medical association, 752-754. Stack, S., & Kposowa, A. J. (2011). Religion and suicide acceptability: a cross-national analysis. Journal for the scientific study of religion, 50(2), pp. 289-306.