Adolescent Self-Injury Adolescent Self-Injury: A Comprehensive Guide for Counselors and Health Care Professa Comprehensive Guide for Counselors and He

In this truly comprehensive guide, Dr. D'Onofrio approaches the topic of how first-responders, such as teachers, coaches, social workers, guidance counselors, and campus health counselors, can and do treat adolescent self-injury. From examinations of the core social and emotional issues related to self-injury to the integration of understanding with practice, everything needed for comprehensive care is detailed in this volume.

Each part of the book focuses on a basic topic, such as what constitutes self-injury, the foundations for self-injury, and how to engage an adolescent with these issues. Each issue is presented in straightforward chapters that are immediately accessible to those who are currently struggling to address this growing trend among teens. The chapters within each part delve into how to recognize, treat, and approach this illness and incorporate first-person stories from psychologists, teachers, and adolescents themselves.

Author: Amelio D'Onofrio
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 03/15/2007
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.36w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780826102782

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2007 pg. 94

This title is not returnable