1st Edition

Positive Focus A Groupwork Approach to Self-Harm

By Sarah Hodgkins Copyright 2016
132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

Highly Commended in Health and Social Care in the 2016 BMA Medical Book Awards Positive Focus 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. Each session includes topics such... Read more
About the author, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Positive Focus group protocol, Positive Focus Session Plans, Appendix: session outlines and handouts

Biography

Sarah Hodgkins

"It provides a clear structure for setting up and running group sessions for young people who self-harm... I think this is a very useful resource for professionals working with young people who self-harm... It facilitates the development of group sessions, which make best use of professional's time." — Highly Commended in Health and Social Care in the 2016 BMA Medical Book Awards