Helping Children and Young People who Self-harm - An Introduction to Self-harming and Suicidal Behaviours for Health Professionals (Hardcover)

Every year thousands of children and young people attend emergency departments with problems resulting from self-harm. More still come to the attention of CAMHS teams, school nurses and other community-based services. Helping Children and Young People who Self-Harm provides clear and practical guidance for health professionals and other members of the children's workforce who are confronted by this complex and difficult area. Providing accessible evidence-based advice, this textbook looks at: *what we mean by self-harm and its prevalence *the legal background *what works for young people who self-harm *what children and young people think about self-harm *assessment and interventions for self-harm *prevention of self-harm *service provision and care pathways. Essential for all those working with children and young people, this textbook contains a glossary of terms, practical strategies and case studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Tim McDougall • Marie Armstrong • Gemma Trainor
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-49913-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	0-415-49913-5
Barcode:	9780415499132

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