Overcoming Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts - Softcover

Quish, Liz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781610568 ISBN 13: 9781781610565

Publisher: Hammersmith Health Books, 2015

Synopsis

A practical guide for parents, teachers, youth workers and others caring for and working with teenagers/young adults who engage in self-harming and have suicidal thoughts - or even attempt suicide. Filled with tips on how to support vulnerable teenagers and increase their self-esteem and resilience, Liz Quish's book: offers a uniquely integrative and holistic approach, focusing on all aspects of well-being: social, emotional and physical outlines the purpose and function of self-harming behaviours and dispels the myths about self-harm while also offering strategies to support a teenager who self-harms offers key insights into suicide risk factors and preventative measures while also providing guidance for those who have lost a loved one through suicide and advice for those supporting a person through a suicide bereavement

About this title

About the Author:

Liz Quish is a qualified counsellor, parent coach, early childhood educator and mediator and has been working with children and families for over 20 years. In recent years Liz began working as a Crisis Counsellor in Pieta House, Ireland, supporting and counselling teenagers and adults who present with self-harm and suicidal ideation. Through her training as a counsellor and working as a self-harm and suicide intervention crisis counsellor Liz has gained a wealth of knowledge and skills in relation to appropriate interventions and support for those in suicidal distress with very positive outcomes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hammersmith Health Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781610568
• ISBN 13: 9781781610565
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168