Pooky Knightsmith

Can I Tell You About Self-Harm?

A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals
Illustration:Evans, Elise

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Asher invites readers to learn about self-harm from their perspective, helping them to understand what self-harm is, who does it, why, and how family, friends and counsellors can offer help and support to channel these behaviours into a more positive outlet. This illustrated introduction provides helpful support tips and resources for children 7+.

Produktdetails

• Can I tell you about...?
• Verlag: Kingsley
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 108g
• ISBN-13: 9781785924286
• ISBN-10: 1785924281
• Artikelnr.: 49019803

Autorenporträt

Pooky Knightsmith is Director of the Children, Young People and Schools Programme at the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust and Vice Chair of Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Jonathan Singer. 1. Introducing Asher who
struggles with self-harm. 2. What is self-harm? 3. Who self-harms? 4.
Attention seeking? 5. What's the link between self-harm and social media?
6. It can feel very lonely. 7. Why do people self-harm? 8. Self-harm and
suicide. 9. Caring for injuries. 10. Why is it hard to stop self-harming?
11. Who can help? 12. What treatment is available? 13. How can you break
the cycle? 14. Healthier alternatives to self-harm? 15. How can you
distract yourself? 16. Injuries and scars? 17. How friends can help. 18.
How family members can help. 19. How professionals can help. 20. What next?
21. Talking to younger children about self-harm? 22. Final thoughts from
Pooky.