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Self-harm and the politics of experience
- Author:
- CRESSWELL Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Critical Psychology Counselling and Psychotherapy, 7(1), Spring 2007, pp.9-17.
This article is intended as a short contribution to the study of political activism within the mental health service users' movement.
Experts in evidence
- Author:
- PACITTI Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2005, pp.33-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author describes his experience as a carer representative invited to work with NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) on the production of its recommendations for the treatment of self-harm. Discusses the process of producing the guidelines: the questions asked, the hiearchy of evidence used, and the eventual resignation of the two service users on the group due an emphasis
Communicating chaos, regaining control: the implications for social work of writing about self-injury
- Author:
- GILZEAN Tanya
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(1), March 2011, pp.31-46.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Service users are often reluctant to talk about self-injury, often preferring other ways to communicate their issues such as writing. While prior research has examined the links between creative writing and other service user groups, there is little knowledge pertain to those who self-injure. This paper uses qualitative interview analysis conducted online with 17 adults from the UK, US and Canada. It examined links between self-injury and creative writing by concentrating on why an individual who self-injures may write creatively and what this could mean for professional practice. The research shows that writing about self-injury and associated trauma can be helpful for controlling internal chaos and allowing the individual to communicate their experiences in different ways, as controlled by the writer. In conclusion, the research showed that creative writing can be a useful tool for professionals to use when working with those who self-injure.
Harm minimisation after repeated self-harm: development of a trust handbook
- Authors:
- PENGELLY Nicky, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 32(2), February 2008, pp.60-63.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Repeated self-harm without suicidal intent occurs in approximately 2% of adults The Alternatives to Self-harm Service User Handbook was developed to assist in the engagement, formulation and early stages of intervention with working-age adults. Thirteen professionals and six service users provided written feedback, and the handbook was modified accordingly. The range of views on harm minimisation
“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)
Probation staff experiences of managing suicidal and self-harming service users
- Authors:
- CARTWRIGHT Tina, BECK Amy, BORRILL Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Probation Journal, 62(2), 2015, pp.111-127.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The current study sought to explore the impact of suicidal behaviours on probation staff, in relation to their experiences of working with probation service users who have carried out suicide, attempted suicide or self-harm. Thirteen in-depth interviews were carried out with probation staff who had direct contact with probation service users in one probation area, and had varying degrees of experience of managing suicidal or self-injurious service users. These were analysed using thematic analysis and five themes were identified. Findings indicate that staff felt that suicide and self-harm by service users are serious issues which need to be recognized and dealt with in an effective yet compassionate manner. Not attending the suicide prevention training, or lack of experience, were perceived (Publisher abstract)
Understanding and working with people with learning disabilities who self-injure
- Authors:
- HESLOP Pauline, LOVELL Andrew, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 160p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The aim of this book is to provide information and resources for those supporting people with learning disabilities who self-injure, to help them to provide appropriately individualised care. It is intended as a resource for social workers, psychologists, counsellors, learning support workers, nurses and social and health care students. It synthesises behavioural and psychological approaches to understanding self-injury and draws on psychoanalytic and social theory to provide practical guidelines for effective support. It discusses motivations for self-injury and suggests person-centred techniques that encourage communication and recovery, using case examples. It covers a range of specific needs, including people with autism who self-injure, and explores the views of people with learning disabilities and their families about what has worked best and why.
At arms length: the development of a self-injury training package for prison staff through service user involvement
- Authors:
- WARD James, BAILEY Di
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 6(4), 2011, pp.175-185.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Self-injury in the UK women's prison system has increased over the last 10 years. This study used an action research approach, aiming to involve women in custody alongside prison staff, to identify and address staff training needs and to improve outcomes for women who self-injure in prison. The article focuses on the analysis of training needs. The first stage of the research used mixed methods to collect qualitative and quantitative data from staff training records, process mapping events, and questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with women in custody and staff. In stage 2, focus groups were held with small numbers of self-selected women who had self-injured. The article presents and discusses the results, with examples, covering the emerging need for training and the development of the training package, which was called At Arm's Length. The project found that staff identified a need for more training about self-injury, and that women felt that self-injury was misunderstood and recognised the specific need for additional staff training. The training package is currently being delivered and evaluated as part of an ongoing project.
Young people who self-harm
- Authors:
- YOUNG Robert, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 191(7), July 2007, pp.44-49.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Self-harm among young people in the UK is possibly increasing but little is known about the reasons young people give for cessation and their link with gender or employment status. The aim was to investigate self-harm in young people, prevalence, methods used, motivations for starting and ceasing, service use, and how these are related to gender, parental social class and current labour market position. There was a population-based survey of 1258 18- to 20-year-olds living in the Central Clydeside Conurbation, Scotland. Both past and current rates of self-harm were highest among those outside the labour market. This group was most likely to want to kill themselves and did not cite specialist mental health services as helpful in ceasing self-harm. Those in full-time education more often self-harmed for a brief time, mainly to reduce anxiety. Current labour market position was a stronger predictor than parental social class or gender for self-harm, and was linked to level of severity, motivation for starting and ceasing, and service utilisation.
Helping with the pressures of the past: service-user perspectives of the sensory approaches within the National High Secure Healthcare Service for Women
- Authors:
- WILKINSON Dawn, BERYL Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 27(1), 2022, pp.18-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This paper aims to explore service-user perspectives of sensory approaches introduced and promoted by the trauma and self-injury service within the National High Secure Healthcare Service for Women (NHSHSW) at Rampton Hospital. Design/methodology/approach: This cross-sectional descriptive study used a semi-structured questionnaire, which was devised for this evaluation and included both open and closed questions. The data collected were then analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings: The paper evaluates the current use of sensory approaches within the NHSHSW. Sensory approaches were widely used across the service, with essential oils being the most commonly used sensory approach. The use of sensory approaches can be understood according to the following three themes: independence, accessibility and self-regulation. The self-regulation theme contained three sub-themes as follows: safety-seeking, relaxation and reducing distress. The evaluation also highlighted barriers to using sensory approaches and sought service-user feedback as to how these may be overcome. Practical implications: Participants’ feedback informed changes to practice, such as introducing sensory approaches to service-users earlier in their care pathway and increasing the accessibility of sensory items. These approaches may be of relevance to service provision in other forensic or inpatient settings. Originality/value: This paper offers a unique contribution to the current literature with its focus on using sensory approaches to ameliorate trauma symptoms, in the context of a forensic setting. (Edited publisher abstract)