See My Pain!: Creative Strategies and Activities for Helping Young People Who Self-Injure

Bowman, Susan; Randall, Kaye

ISBN 10: 1889636622 / ISBN 13: 9781889636627

Published by Youthlight (edition 2nd), 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: See My Pain!: Creative Strategies and Activities for Helping Young People Who Self-Injure
• Publisher: Youthlight (edition 2nd)
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889636622
• ISBN 13: 9781889636627
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book provides a collection of strategies and activities to help children and adolescents who deliberately self-injure. A variety of hands-on creative arts approaches are featured that can be used in private practice and school settings. When workingwith youth who self-injure it is helpful to have a variety of creative approaches at your fingertips. The approaches and activities in this book can be used with individuals or with a small group. The activities help children/ adolescents to express their feelings, understand why they self-injure, engage in a healing process, explore new methods of coping and prevention, and find new meaning and purpose in their lives. The book provides a description of self-injury in young people and its underlying causes. Then, an overview of therapeutic approaches is presented along with suggestions for the professional counselor/ social worker/ psychologist, teachers and parents. Sample assessment questions and activities are included.