Carol Fitzpatrick

A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children and Young People Who Self-Harm

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Produktbeschreibung

An easy-to-read guide for parents, carers and professionals working with young people showing signs of self-harm and suicidal behaviours, which gives advice on how to identify problems and how to support the young person.

Produktdetails

• JKP Short Introductions
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 152g
• ISBN-13: 9781849052818
• ISBN-10: 1849052816
• Artikelnr.: 35462880

Autorenporträt

Carol Fitzpatrick is Professor of Child Psychiatry at University College Dublin, UK and is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who has over 30 years' experience of working with young people with self-harm or suicidal behaviour. She is a co-founder of the SPACE Programme, an award-winning support programme for parents and carers of young people with self-harm or suicidal behaviour.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour? 2. Recognizing and Responding
to Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour in Young People. 3. Treatment of
Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour. 4. What Can Parents and Carers Do? 5.
Self-Harm and the Family. 6. Dealing with Discipline Issues. 7. Special
Problems. 8. Parents' and Professional Carers' Views of Their Own Support
Needs. 9. Self-Harm: What Does the Future Hold? Appendix: Resources.
References. Index.