Prophylaxis and correction of crisis states and suicide behaviour of teenagers

Abstract

With the purpose of increase of efficiency of primary prophylaxis of suicides in the teenage environment, we had been developed and empirically researched a model of psychological support of teenagers “groups of risk of development of crisis states and sui­cide behaviour" in general educational establishment. It represents a method of suicide prevention, developed according to three standard directions of activity of the teacher- psychologist: revealing of teenagers with pathological course of crisis of development and increased suicide risk (actions of psychodiagnostics); psychocorrectional work with teenagers entering in “group of risk of development of crisis states and suicide behaviour"; consulting work with adults bringing up them, with the purpose of rendering of the psy­chological help to families of teenagers with suicide behaviour and prevention of develop­ment of suicide tendencies among this category of pupils; educational activity among pu­pils, teachers and parents, with the purpose of increase of a level of psychological culture and competence on the declared problem.