Can I Tell You About Self-Harm?
A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals
Kids, My Family, My Feelings, My Friends, Social Issues, Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Health
| Author: | Pooky Knightsmith | ISBN: | 9781784507961 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Publication: | January 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pooky Knightsmith |
| ISBN: | 9781784507961 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publication: | January 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Meet Asher - a teenager who self-harms to manage their feelings when it all feels like too much.
The latest in the best-selling Can I Tell You About... series describes what self-harm is, along with the wide range of behaviours that qualify, why teens do it, and how to get help if you feel the need to self-harm. Reflecting on the different aspects of self-harming behaviour, including treatment of injuries and scars, this concise introduction dispels common myths and offers helpful resources to break the cycle of self-harm. By initiating the conversation around self-harm, this guide will offer alternative avenues for children and young adults to pursue when dealing with big feelings, such as professional counselling, distraction, and friends and family.
This easy-to-read guide is suitable for readers 7+, along with their parents, teachers, and friends. All author royalties from the book will go towards the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.
Meet Asher - a teenager who self-harms to manage their feelings when it all feels like too much.
The latest in the best-selling Can I Tell You About... series describes what self-harm is, along with the wide range of behaviours that qualify, why teens do it, and how to get help if you feel the need to self-harm. Reflecting on the different aspects of self-harming behaviour, including treatment of injuries and scars, this concise introduction dispels common myths and offers helpful resources to break the cycle of self-harm. By initiating the conversation around self-harm, this guide will offer alternative avenues for children and young adults to pursue when dealing with big feelings, such as professional counselling, distraction, and friends and family.
This easy-to-read guide is suitable for readers 7+, along with their parents, teachers, and friends. All author royalties from the book will go towards the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.
