YSPI Schools Programme - Student Booklet
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YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION IRELAND<br />
WHAT IS “ACTIVE LISTENING”?<br />
"Acve Listening" is simply the offering of friendship by one ordinary human being to<br />
another at a me of crisis or loneliness. An Acve Listener has no professional status or<br />
authority, but is simply a fellow human being who cares. The purpose of Acve Listening is to<br />
listen, accept, care and empathise.<br />
LISTEN<br />
Allowing the person with a problem to express and to talk without being judged.<br />
ACCEPT<br />
Allowing the person to stay in neutral and accept feelings as they are.<br />
CARE<br />
Allowing one human being to reach out to another human being with respect.<br />
EMPATHISE<br />
Allowing the listener to hear where the speaker is coming from and allows us to be sensive<br />
to another's feelings or ideas even when we don’t agree.<br />
The purpose of Acve Listening is not to give advice, instruct, solve problems, or judge. It is<br />
to respect the worth and value of another human being through Listening, Accepng, Caring,<br />
and Empathising.<br />
A GUIDE TO “ACTIVE LISTENING”<br />
It's hard to know what to do when someone you care about is feeling depressed or upset.<br />
You can use the following list as a guide to good Acve Listening:<br />
DO:<br />
Befriend<br />
Consider the possibility of suicide<br />
Focus on the pain<br />
Ask if suicide is on their minds<br />
Get involved<br />
Allow the expression of feeling<br />
LISTEN<br />
Make life an opon<br />
Be non-judgmental<br />
Get help from responsible persons<br />
Stay with the person at risk<br />
Keep details of the story confidenal<br />
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