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KMID : 0614420150430040088
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Mental Health & Social Work
2015 Volume.43 No. 4 p.88 ~ p.115
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A Phenomenological Study on Social Worker"s Experiences about a Client Suicide
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Kim Hye-Jin
Roh Eun-Young
Kwon Se-Won
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to elucidate the experiences of social workers who had a client suicide based on the phenomenological approach of Giorgi. We conducted in-depth interviews with the six social workers who have experienced a client suicide more than one year ago. From the results, we found five core-elements and 13 sub-elements regarding social workers" experiences related to a client suicide. The 5 core-elements were as follows: 1) perceiving the wall of suicide, 2) feeling lost in a whirlpool of emotion, 3) coping strategies between depression and recovery, 4) facing changes in the social work practice after a client suicide, and 5) holding the weight of a client suicide and living as a social worker. This study suggests practice and policy strategies that help the social workers who experienced a client suicide improve their job satisfaction and recovery.
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KEYWORD
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social worker, experience of a client suicide, suicide survivor, phenomenological approach of Giorgi
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