Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Self-injurious behavior -- Treatment
Abstract
Today school counselors are working more with students who choose self-injury. In order to do so effectively, it is important that counselors understand the nature of self-injury and effective ways to treat it. This paper looks at reasons behind self-injuring and explores the difference between self-injury and suicide attempts as well as the different classifications of self-injury. Knowing the risk factors such as loss, childhood illness, physical and sexual abuse, familial violence, familial self-injury, peer conflict, and impulse control problems will aid counselors in targeting at-risk students. Once risk factors were targeted, it was found that behavioral treatments that address the distorted thinking of self-injurers were often successful. Overall, counselors hold a powerful role in intervening and preventing self-injury.
Year of Submission
2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education
First Advisor
Linda Nebbe
Second Advisor
John K. Smith
Date Original
2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (18 leaves)
Copyright
©2005 Emily M. Thole
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Thole, Emily M., "Why people self-injure and what school counselors can do to help" (2005). Graduate Research Papers. 1630.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1630
Comments
If you are the rightful copyright holder of this graduate research paper and wish to have it removed from the Open Access Collection, please submit a request to scholarworks@uni.edu and include clear identification of the work, preferably with the URL.