Positive Focus

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A Groupwork Approach to Self-Harm

By Sarah Hodgkins

Summary

Positive Focus offers a seven-session group work framework designed to support young people who self-harm. It encourages the development of alternative coping strategies by covering topics such as anger and anxiety management, relaxation techniques, assertion and communication skills, distraction methods, problem solving, and self-control. Each session provides printed materials for ongoing support, empowering individuals with a greater sense of choice and responsibility in managing difficult emotions.
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Ideal for educators, healthcare professionals, and caregivers working with young people who self-harm, as well as the young people themselves seeking structured support strategies.

Introduces a seven session group work framework which has been designed to support young people who self-harm. The group aims to encourage young people to develop alternative coping strategies for dealing with their feelings, thereby reducing the need to self-harm.

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Highly Commended in Health and Social Care in the 2016 BMA Medical Book Awards

Positive Focus introduces a seven-session group work framework designed to support young people who self-harm. The group aims to encourage young people to develop alternative coping strategies for dealing with their feelings, thereby reducing the need to self-harm.

Each session covers topics such as anger and anxiety management, relaxation, assertion and communication skills, distraction and channelling, problem solving, and self-control. Group members will receive printed information from the sessions to take away and build into a support reference.

The sessions enhance the individual's feelings of self-control and responsibility for their actions, giving them a sense of choice about how they deal with difficult situations and feelings.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780863889790

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Speechmark Publishing Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 132

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Sarah Hodgkins Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Sarah Hodgkins has been qualified as an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years, and has worked extensively within the field of mental health, with the majority of her practice being in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. She has worked with young people who have self-harmed on numerous occasions and has developed a robust group approach which can be used to great effect with this client group. In addition, she has extensive experience in working with young people who are Autistic or have Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder, and she is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mindfulness Meditation teacher.