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Walsh, Barent W.

 
9781462518876: Treating Self-Injury, Second Edition: A Practical Guide
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ISBN 10: 1462518877 ISBN 13: 9781462518876
Editorial: Guilford Press, 2014

Sinopsis

This trusted practitioner resource is acclaimed for its clear, compassionate, and hopeful approach to working with clients who self-injure. Barent Walsh provides current, evidence-based knowledge about the variety and causes of self-injurious behavior, its relationship to suicidality, and how to assess and treat it effectively. Illustrated with detailed case examples, chapters review a wide range of cognitive-behavioral interventions. Essential guidance is provided on tailoring the intensity of intervention to each client's unique needs. Walsh is joined by several colleagues who have contributed chapters in their respective areas of expertise. Reproducible assessment tools and handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size.

New to This Edition *Incorporates up-to-date research and clinical advances. *Now uses a stepped-care framework to match interventions to client needs. *Chapters on the relationship between suicide and self-injury, formal assessment, family therapy, and residential treatment for adolescents. *Special-topic chapters on the choking game, foreign body ingestion, multiple self-harm behaviors, and self-injury in correctional settings.

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Acerca del autor

Barent W. Walsh, PhD, is Executive Director of The Bridge of Central Massachusetts in Worcester and Teaching Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The Bridge specializes in implementing evidence-based practice models according to protocol in public-sector settings. It comprises over 40 programs serving persons with mental health or developmental disability challenges, including special education; residential treatment; wraparound services; supported housing services; a drop-in center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens; and a program for homeless people. A recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Dr. Walsh has worked with self-injuring persons for over 40 years and has conducted research, written extensively, and presented internationally on self-injury. He has consulted on this topic at numerous schools, outpatient clinics, group homes, psychiatric hospitals, and correctional facilities, and has also served on the clinical and research faculties of the Simmons and Boston College Schools of Social Work.

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Editorial
Guilford Press
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1462518877
ISBN 13 
9781462518876
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
413
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