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Working with clients who engage in self-harming behaviour: experiences of a group of counsellors
- Author:
- FOX Claudine
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 39(1), February 2011, pp.41-51.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
... counselling courses at a UK university. Interview transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis, and experiences were characterised by themes including the nature of self-harm, stopping self-harm, and organisational issues. The article describes the findings using examples from the transcripts. The study indicates that working with clients who self-harm raises significant challenges for the counselling
Analysis of self-harm
- Author:
- GARDNER Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.6.08, 2008, p.22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author provides an overview of young people who self-harm and the main therapeutic responses.
Help with the hurting
- Author:
- SHEPERD Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 22.5.08, 2008, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on a award winning service for people who self-harm. The Bradford scheme provides a 24/7 primary care based service, offering hospital referral and on-site counselling. Comparisons of the experience of the self-harm service with Accident and Emergency were overwhelmingly positive.
The language of injury: comprehending self-mutilation
- Authors:
- BABIKER Gloria, ARNOLD Lois
- Publisher:
- BPS Books
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 173p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Sourcebook for all those working with people who self-injure. Locates the topic of self-mutilation within the range of other self destructive behaviours such as parasuicide. Includes chapters on: the parameters of self-injury and setting the scene; the cross-cultural and historical context of self-injury; self-injury and social forces; the origins and functions of self-injury for individuals; principles in working with people who self-injure; working with people who self injure; and therapy with people who self-injure.
Stopping the pain: a workbook for teens who self-injure
- Author:
- SHAPIRO Lawrence E.
- Publisher:
- Instant Help
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 142p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Norwalk, CT
Self-injury can be a symptom of a variety of disorders, but no matter what the cause, this disturbing behaviour must be addressed. This comprehensive workbook helps the teen and her counsellor explore the reasons behind her need to hurt herself, and focuses on more positive ways to deal with the issues of stress and control. Includes a CD that contains a digital copy of the workbook for easy printing.
Suicide and AIDS: problem identification during counselling
- Author:
- MIILLER R.
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Care, 7(S1), 1995, pp.S199-S205.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
HIV infection brings with it some pertinent aspects that might make those infected, and even those affected, vulnerable to suicide thoughts or actions. Health care workers, from varied professional backgrounds, are well placed to take a lead in addressing suicidal issues more routinely in the course of counselling. To do this effectively they need to be aware of the general signs of suicidal ideation as well as those specific to people with HIV infection. Discusses the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate problem identification during routine clinical follow-up of patients.
“Knowing that I’m not alone”: client perspectives on counselling for self-injury
- Authors:
- LONG Maggie, MANKTELOW Roger, TRACEY Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 25(1), 2016, pp.41-46.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: Self-injury is an increasingly common phenomenon among clinical and non-clinical populations. Health care providers generally recommend behavioural interventions that address coping skills for people who self-injure despite a lack of a consistent evidence base about their effectiveness. There is limited understanding about experiences of counselling for self-injury from the perspectives of clients. Aim: To understand clients’ experiences of counselling for self-injury. Method: Ten interviews were conducted, audio-recorded and transcribed. Data were analysed using Grounded Theory (GT). Results: One central category, “Developing a healing reconnection with self and others” and four categories: (i) Building trust; (ii) seeing beyond the cutting; (iii) human contact and (iv) integrating experiences. Conclusions: Overcoming self-injury is possible within the context of a trusting and accepting therapeutic relationship. Participants perceived counselling to be helpful when counsellors were willing to work with underlying issues rather than focus primarily on the cessation of self-injury. Counsellors and mental health practitioners must look beyond the behaviour to meet with the person and facilitate the development of a therapeutic relationship, which promotes a healing reconnection with self and others. (Publisher abstract)
Teenage suicide and self-harm: a training pack for professionals
- Author:
- COLEMAN John
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 32p., CD
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
A resource, aimed at trainers and practitioners, based on interviews with young people, parents, friends and workers in the field. Training exercises include understanding suicide and self-harm; recognising risk; responding to self-harm behaviour; and working with family and friends. The pack is accompanied by an audio CD which contains the full transcript of the interviews.
By their own young hand: deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideas in adolescents
- Authors:
- HAWTON Keith, RODHAM Karen
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 264p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Self-harm in adolescents is an increasingly recognized problem, and there is growing awareness of the important role schools and health services can play in detecting and supporting those at risk. This book explores the findings of the first large-scale survey of deliberate self-harm and suicidal thinking in adolescents in the UK, and draws out the implications for prevention strategies and mental health promotion. Six thousand young people were asked about their experiences of self-harm, the coping methods they use, and their attitudes to the help and support available. The authors identify the risk and protective factors for self-harm, exploring why some adolescents with suicidal thoughts go on to harm themselves while others do not, what motivates some young people to seek help, and whether distressed teenagers feel they receive the support they need. The book offers practical advice on how schools can detect young people at risk, cope with the aftermath of self-harm or attempted suicide, and develop training programmes for teachers. It also examines the roles of self-help, telephone helplines, email counselling, and walk-in crisis centres
Empowering another client group
- Author:
- HOWLETT Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 16(4), May 2005, pp.29-31.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
The author reports on her counselling work during the pilot project service provided for women with learning disabilities at the Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre. This includes describing a person-centred approach techique to address issues such as sexual abuse and self harm and how counselling positively benefited the women.