April 22, 2021
Francis’ new book ‘Life After a Partner’s Suicide Attempt’ is available Sep. 16th 2021
“When a person attempts suicide the world often falls in around their partners and families. Surprisingly this book is the first scholarly attempt to let partners speak about how that traumatic event impacted them. The stories told here reveal an often life-altering maelstrom of relief, grief, disbelief, doubt, care, exhaustion, exasperation, worry, loneliness, ongoing fear and roller-coaster love that requires huge resilience to navigate. Yet there is hope and help as Dr. McGivern’s seminal work convincingly charts – opening up a neglected landscape for recognition and discussion.” – Dr. Mary McAleese, President of Ireland 1997-2011; Professor of Children, Law & Religion, University of Glasgow; Chancellor, Trinity College Dublin.
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Francis McGivern has been involved in psychology since 1996 but has a background as a carer for the elderly within the HSE. He holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from The Queen’s University of Belfast and a postgraduate Master’s degree in Applied (Counselling) psychology from The University of Ulster. He has been counselling since 2000 and was one of the youngest counselling psychologists in Ireland and the UK when qualifying in 2002. He holds chartered status with the Psychological Society of Ireland and is a full member of the division of Counselling Psychology. Francis completed a Doctorate in Psychotherapy at Dublin City University in 2014 (research entitled: ‘The Personal Impact of Uncompleted Suicide on Partners’) and has published papers on ethics in the context of psychotropic medication and psychotherapy. He published his first book Life After a Partner’s Suicide Attempt in 2021.