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

Bowman, Susan/ Randall, Kaye

ISBN 10: 1598501259 / ISBN 13: 9781598501254

Published by YouthLight, Inc., 2012

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3rd edition. 132 pages. 11.25x8.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk1598501259

Bibliographic Details

• Title: See My Pain!: Creative Strategies and Activities for Helping Young People Who Self-Injure
• Publisher: YouthLight, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598501259
• ISBN 13: 9781598501254
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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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.