Adolescent self-injury : a comprehensive guide for counselors and health care professionals / Amelio A. D'Onofrio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Onofrio, Amelio A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-destructive behavior in adolescence.

Adolescent psychopathology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looks at how first-responders, such as teachers, coaches, social workers, guidance counselors, and campus health counselors, can and do treat adolescent self-injury. This book offers a broad conceptual framework of Self-Injurious Behavior and includes specific practical guidelines for school counselors and other potential first-line responders.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. The Nature and Paradox of Self-Injury; CHCHAPTER 1 Introduction: Self-Injury on the Frontlines; CHCHAPTER 2 The Context and Features of Adolescent Self-Injury; CHCHAPTER 3 The Experience of Trauma and the Foundations for Self-Injury; CHCHAPTER 4 The Developmental Effects of Complex Trauma; CHCHAPTER 5 The Phenomenology of Self-Injury: The Attempt to Turn Pain Into Self-Healing; Part II. Engagement, Assessment, and Treatment; CHCHAPTER 6 Engaging the Self-Injurer: Making Contact With the Person Behind the Behavior

CHCHAPTER 7 Assessing Self-Injury and the Self-Injurious AdolescentCHCHAPTER 8 From Self-Injury to Health: An Overview of the Treatment Process; Part III. Creating Pathways to Care; CHCHAPTER 9 Managing Self-Injury in the School and on the College Campus; CHCHAPTER 10 Epilogue: A Voice of Hope in the Face of Suffering; Appendix I: Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm; Appendix II: Recommended Further Reading; Appendix III: Internet Resources; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-82339-9

9786610823390

0-8261-0306-5

OCLC:

476061518