I primarily do trauma counseling, so I have specific experience helping people with issues related to stressful and traumatic events.
[So... Sort of. But there's an important caveat, and while he wishes he could reassure Atem that he knows exactly how to deal with this, that's neither ethical nor the truth.]
However, immediate threats are not my area of expertise. If I were in my world and had a patient who I thought was a pressing risk to themselves, I would refer them to someone who is trained to handle emergency cases.
[Which is, of course, not an option here.]
But the end result, which is that the individual is monitored to be sure they're safe while their underlying issues are addressed, can still be accomplished here.
[It just might not go over particularly smoothly.]
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:50 am (UTC)[So... Sort of. But there's an important caveat, and while he wishes he could reassure Atem that he knows exactly how to deal with this, that's neither ethical nor the truth.]
However, immediate threats are not my area of expertise. If I were in my world and had a patient who I thought was a pressing risk to themselves, I would refer them to someone who is trained to handle emergency cases.
[Which is, of course, not an option here.]
But the end result, which is that the individual is monitored to be sure they're safe while their underlying issues are addressed, can still be accomplished here.
[It just might not go over particularly smoothly.]