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

"A useful introduction for those who work with youth who participate in self-injurious behaviors. Serves as a reminder that the most important healing aspect is the therapeutic relationship with the healer." -PsycCRITIQUES Adolescent Self-Injury is unique in offering:

• Detailed discussion of the complex trauma and its relationship to self-injury
• Detailed assessment protocol to be used in educational settings
• A chapter on creating pathways to care in schools and on college campuses

In this truly comprehensive guide, Dr. D'Onofrio approaches the topic of how first-responders treat adolescent self-injury. The book discusses some basics, such as what constitutes self-injury and how to engage an adolescent with these issues. The chapters outline how to recognize, treat, and approach this illness, and incorporate first-person stories from psychologists, teachers, and adolescents themselves.