Beyond Fear and Control

Helen Spandler

ISBN 10: 189805987X / ISBN 13: 9781898059875

Editore: PCCS Books, GB, 2007

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"Beyond Fear and Control" discusses ways in which services can change the focus from managing or 'stopping' self harm to working with young people in more permissive, 'young person centred' and empowering ways. Although the need for such a change is increasingly being recognised, the practical implications and ethical dilemmas of this shift have rarely been explored. This book addresses this gap by providing in-depth descriptions of a range of innovative practices which are effective in supporting young people who self harm. People harm themselves in many ways and for many different reasons. Whilst we recognise that there is a complex relationship between self harm and suicide, this book is about supporting young people who use self harm primarily as a way of coping with distress. In this context self harm can be viewed as - the expression of, and temporary relief from overwhelming, unbearable and often conflicting emotions, thoughts or memories, through a self injurious act which they can control and regulate. Undoubtedly young people who self harm arouse strong emotional reactions in most people including fear, helplessness, confusion and anger.Responses are often based on a need to try and protect or rescue young people from danger.However, our heightened emotional response, coupled with myths and misunderstandings about both young people and self harm, can lead us to respond in ways that, rather than being empowering and helpful, can be felt as controlling and harmful.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Beyond Fear and Control
• Editore: PCCS Books, GB
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 189805987X
• ISBN 13: 9781898059875
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 295 grammi

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Riassunto

As the title Beyond Fear and Control suggests, this book aims to move services away from responses based on fear and assumptions that we need to manage and control young people who self harm. It discusses ways in which services can change the focus from managing or 'stopping' self harm to working with young people in more permissive, young person centred and empowering ways. Although the need for such a change is increasingly being recognised, the practical implications and ethical dilemmas of this shift have rarely been explored. This book addresses this gap by providing in-depth descriptions of a range of innovative practices which are effective in supporting young people who self harm.

Informazioni sull'autore

Helen Spandler works as a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire. She has worked for a number of mental health organisations, including 42nd Street, where she researched and wrote 'Who's Hurting Who?' (42nd Street 1996). She also recently wrote 'Asylum to Action: Paddington Day Hospital, Therapeutic Communities and Beyond' (JKP, 2006) a book about the history of a libertarian therapeutic community. Sam Warner works as a freelance consultant clinical psychologist, trainer, therapist, and expert witness, and is a half-time Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University. She specialises in work around child sexual abuse, within community and secure care services with children, adolescents, (and their parents) and adults. She has written(in press) 'Understanding women and child sexual abuse: Feminist revolutions in theory, research and practice', London: Psychology Press. Sam is also designing a training manual and producing a video pack (together with Flexible Films) for working with clients who have experienced child sexual abuse.