Heslop, Pauline (EDT)/
Understanding and Working With People With Learning Disabilities Who Self-Injure
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849052085
- author:
- Heslop, Pauline (EDT)/
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 187 mm X 231 mm
- Genre:
- Psychology ; Psychiatry, Psychopathology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-Injure by Pauline Heslop and Andrew Lovell provides carers with up-to-date information and resources to support individuals with learning disabilities who self-injure. This book synthesises traditional and newer approaches to understanding self-injury, drawing on psychoanalytic and social theory to offer practical guidelines for more sustained and effective support. The authors suggest that motivations for self-injury may be similar for people with and without learning disabilities, and draw on case work examples to recommend person-centred techniques that encourage communication. The book covers specific needs, including those with autism who self-injure, and highlights the views of people with learning disabilities themselves and their families about what has worked best. This book is a valuable resource for social workers, psychologists, counsellors, learning support workers, nurses, and students in healthcare settings, offering practical implications for providing support to individuals with learning disabilities who self-injure.
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