Healing Self-Injury: A Compassionate Guide for Parents and Other Loved Ones by J

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Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks. As many as one out of every four young people engage in non-suicidal self-injury, defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent. Parents who uncover this alarming behavior are gripped by uncertainty and flooded with questions--why is my child doing this? Is this a suicide attempt? What did I do wrong? What can I do to stop it? And yet basic educationalresources for parents with self-injuring children are sorely lacking.Healing Self-Injury provides desperately-needed guidance to parents and others who love a young person strugglingwith self-injury. First and foremost, adolescent psychologists Janis Whitlock and Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson believe that parents must appreciate how important their role is in their child's recovery; there is a lot that parents can do to support their self-injuring children. This book offers strategies for identifying and alleviating sources of distress in children's lives, improving family communication (particularly around emotions), and seeking professional help. Importantly, it alsoprovides compassionate advice to parents with personal challenges of their own, explaining how these can impact the entire family. The book will help parents partner with their children to identify, build,and use skills that will assist them in recovering from self-injury. Vivid anecdotes drawn from the authors' extensive in-depth interviews with real families in recovery from self-injury put a human face on what for many families is a distressing and often isolating experience.Healing Self-Injury is a must-have for parents who want to assist in their child's recovery, as well as for anyone who lives with, works with, or cares about self-injuring youth and theirfamilies.

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Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University, and is the founder and director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery. Dedicated to linking cutting edge science with on-the-ground efforts to support and enhance the lives of youth and their families, her research focuses on adolescent and young adult social and emotional health and wellbeing, sexualviolence prevention, and the role of social media in health and development. She is best known for her work on non-suicidal self-injury. In addition to conducting research in these areas, she is dedicated to makingresearch accessible and useful to those best positioned to make a difference in the lives of youth, such as parents and youth-serving professionals.Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with specialized training in adolescent health risk behaviors. She began conducting research on and interviewing teens who self-injure nearly two decades ago, and has extensive experience in developing and running research programs that aim to promote healthful behaviors in adolescents and young adults. She hasauthored over 60 papers and book chapters in the areas of non-suicidal self-injury, weight management, and substance use and abuse.

Table of Contents

Preface: Why you and why us?Introduction.Part 1: NSSI Background and BasicsChapter 1. The Basics of Self-InjuryChapter 2. The family experience of self-injuryChapter 3. The Context of Self-Injury: Where did it come from?Chapter 4. Where it starts and why it worksPart 2: Recovery, treatment, and growthChapter 5. Recovering from self-injuryChapter 6. An Introduction to Therapy: Talking with your child about therapy and finding the right therapistChapter 7. Therapy for self-injuryChapter 8. Beyond surviving: From Disorder to Growth & DiscoveryPart 3: Parents as partners: Skills and tools for helping yourself and your childChapter 9. I have feelings too! Understanding mindfulness and the role of our own automatic thoughts and reactionsChapter 10. Becoming a Mindful Parent: Strategies and skills for parenting a child that self-injuresPart 4: Practical MattersChapter 11. Positive communications during challenging times: Dealing with authority issues, power struggles, and staying calm when your child is notChapter 12. Establishing Guidelines and Expectations for Managing Self-Injury BehaviorsChapter 13. Collaborations critical for recovery

Review

"Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson have produced a book that is rigorous, accessible, engaging and full of practical guidance. They lay out a clear and comprehensive foundation to help families understand how self-injury develops, what it means, how it can be treated, and finally-and maybe most important-how young people and families can emerge from this problem with more insight and inner strength, and with stronger connections. I highly recommend this work foranyone seeking a deeper understanding of this complex and vexing phenomenon."-- Victor Schwartz, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer, The Jed Foundation"Drs. Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson, experts in the field of self-injury, have produced a book that is equal parts evidence-based, empathic, and actionable. Self-injury need not be more frightening and confusing than other problems facing adolescents. I highly recommend this guide to parents seeking to better understand and help with their children's self-injury."-- E. David Klonsky, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia"A must-read for anyone who knows a self-injuring teen! This beautifully-written and extraordinarily well-informed guide offers comfort, explanations, and a detailed plan for parents of adolescents suffering from one of today's most troubling and dangerous risky behaviors. Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson are national experts on self-injury who have translated the science into a remarkably accessible and essential resource!"-- Mitch Prinstein, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships

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Provides desperately-needed guidance to parents and others who love a young person struggling with self-injury.

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Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks. As many as one out of every four young people engage in non-suicidal self-injury, defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent. Parents who uncover this alarming behavior are gripped by uncertainty and flooded with questions--why is my child doing this? Is this a suicide attempt? What did I do wrong? What can I do to stop it? And yet basic educationalresources for parents with self-injuring children are sorely lacking.Healing after Self-Injury provides desperately-needed guidance to parents and others who love a young person struggling with self-injury. First and foremost, adolescent psychologists Janis Whitlock and Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson believe that parents must appreciate how important their role is in their child's recovery; there is a lot that parents can do to support their self-injuring children. This book offers strategies for identifying and alleviating sources of distress in children'slives, improving family communication (particularly around emotions), and seeking professional help. Importantly, it also provides compassionate advice to parents with personal challenges of their own, explaining how these can impact the entire family. The book will help parents partner with their childrento identify, build, and use skills that will assist them in recovering from self-injury. Vivid anecdotes drawn from the authors' extensive in-depth interviews with real families in recovery from self-injury put a human face on what for many families is a distressing and often isolating experience.Healing after Self-Injury is a must-have for parents who want to assist in their child's recovery, as well as for anyone who lives with, works with, or cares about self-injuring youth and their families.

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"Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson have produced a book that is rigorous, accessible, engaging and full of practical guidance. They lay out a clear and comprehensive foundation to help families understand how self-injury develops, what it means, how it can be treated, and finally-and maybe most important-how young people and families can emerge from this problem with more insight and inner strength, and with stronger connections. I highly recommend this work foranyone seeking a deeper understanding of this complex and vexing phenomenon." -- Victor Schwartz, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer, The Jed Foundation"Drs. Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson, experts in the field of self-injury, have produced a book that is equal parts evidence-based, empathic, and actionable. Self-injury need not be more frightening and confusing than other problems facing adolescents. I highly recommend this guide to parents seeking to better understand and help with their children's self-injury." -- E. David Klonsky, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia"A must-read for anyone who knows a self-injuring teen! This beautifully-written and extraordinarily well-informed guide offers comfort, explanations, and a detailed plan for parents of adolescents suffering from one of today's most troubling and dangerous risky behaviors. Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson are national experts on self-injury who have translated the science into a remarkably accessible and essential resource!" -- Mitch Prinstein, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships

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"Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson have produced a book that is rigorous, accessible, engaging and full of practical guidance. They lay out a clear and comprehensive foundation to help families understand how self-injury develops, what it means, how it can be treated, and finally-and maybe most important-how young people and families can emerge from this problem with more insight and inner strength, and with stronger connections. I highly recommend this work for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this complex and vexing phenomenon." -- Victor Schwartz, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer, The Jed Foundation "Drs. Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson, experts in the field of self-injury, have produced a book that is equal parts evidence-based, empathic, and actionable. Self-injury need not be more frightening and confusing than other problems facing adolescents. I highly recommend this guide to parents seeking to better understand and help with their children's self-injury." -- E. David Klonsky, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia "A must-read for anyone who knows a self-injuring teen! This beautifully-written and extraordinarily well-informed guide offers comfort, explanations, and a detailed plan for parents of adolescents suffering from one of today's most troubling and dangerous risky behaviors. Whitlock and Lloyd-Richardson are national experts on self-injury who have translated the science into a remarkably accessible and essential resource!" -- Mitch Prinstein, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships

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Selling point: Provides a compassionate, accessible approach to the problem of self-injury in youthSelling point: Helps parents identify causes of a child's self-injury, develop skills for managing it, and recognize when to seek professional helpSelling point: Emphasizes the importance of healthy family communication, especially around emotions

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Preface: Why you and why us? Introduction. Part 1: NSSI Background and Basics Chapter 1. The Basics of Self-Injury Chapter 2. The family experience of self-injury Chapter 3. The Context of Self-Injury: Where did it come from? Chapter 4. Where it starts and why it works Part 2: Recovery, treatment, and growth Chapter 5. Recovering from self-injury Chapter 6. An Introduction to Therapy: Talking with your child about therapy and finding the right therapist Chapter 7. Therapy for self-injury Chapter 8. Beyond surviving: From Disorder to Growth & Discovery Part 3: Parents as partners: Skills and tools for helping yourself and your child Chapter 9. I have feelings too! Understanding mindfulness and the role of our own automatic thoughts and reactions Chapter 10. Becoming a Mindful Parent: Strategies and skills for parenting a child that self-injures Part 4: Practical Matters Chapter 11. Positive communications during challenging times: Dealing with authority issues, power struggles, and staying calm when your child is not Chapter 12. Establishing Guidelines and Expectations for Managing Self-Injury Behaviors Chapter 13. Collaborations critical for recovery

Details ISBN0199391602 Author Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson Year 2019 ISBN-10 0199391602 ISBN-13 9780199391608 Format Paperback Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Subtitle A Compassionate Guide for Parents and Other Loved Ones Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Research Scientist, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University Position Research Scientist DEWEY 616.858200835 Language English Publication Date 2019-04-11 UK Release Date 2019-04-11 NZ Release Date 2019-04-11 US Release Date 2019-04-11 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2019-02-14 Pages 368 We've got this

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