Adolescent self-injury : a comprehensive guide for counselors and health care professionals /

Adolescent self-injury : a comprehensive guide for counselors and health care professionals /

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Author / Creator:	D'Onofrio, Amelio A.
Imprint:	New York : Springer Pub., ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 225 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Self-destructive behavior in adolescence. Adolescent Behavior. Self-Injurious Behavior. Adolescent. Self-destructive behavior in adolescence. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11152965

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ISBN:	9780826103062 0826103065 9780826102782 0826102786 1280823399 9781280823398
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index. Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: D'Onofrio, Amelio A. Adolescent self-injury. New York : Springer Pub., ©2007 9780826102782 0826102786

Table of Contents:

Introduction : self-injury on the frontlines
The context and features of adolescent self-injury
The experience of trauma and the foundations for self-injury
The developmental effects of complex trauma
The phenomenology of self-injury : the attempt to turn pain into self-healing
Engaging the self-injurer : making contact with the person behind the behavior
Assessing self-injury and the self-injurious adolescent
From self-injury to health : an overview of the treatment process
Managing self-injury in the school and on the college campus
Epilogue : a voice of hope in the face of suffering.