Praise for the The Adolescent & Young Adult Self-Harming\nTreatment Manual
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“Matthew Selekman provides an array of incredibly useful tools\nfor therapists, parents, and professionals aiming to understand and\npositively intervene with self-harming youth. Well grounded in both\nscience and practical wisdom, this book is a treasure chest of\napproaches, activities, and examples for helping individuals\nidentify and use their strengths to overcome self-injury. Though\nwritten with clinical settings in mind, the ideas contained here\nare a gift to anyone endeavoring to help young people actively\nthrive.” —Janis Whitlock, PhD, MPH, Director, Cornell Research\nProgram on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults,\nCornell University
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“Clinically brilliant, rooted in up-do-date research, and deeply\nrespectful of clients and their families, this book is a valuable\ntoolbox for professionals working with self-harming young people.\nMatthew Selekman offers a creative and integrative approach for the\ncomprehensive treatment of self-harm, but also a template for a\ntruly collaborative practice with any troubled adolescent and\nhis/her family. This is a must-read for any professional working\nwith self-harming adolescents, and a valuable resource for any\nfamily therapy student or practitioner.” —Mark Beyebach, PhD,\nSystemic Therapy Master´s Program, Pontifical University of\nSalamanca, Spain line
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Overview—Contents
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Self-harming behavior in young adults and adolescents is one of\nthe most intimidating and challenging presenting problems\ntherapists, healthcare, and school professionals face in their\npractice settings, yet the literature on this behavior remains\nscant. This workbook, a companion to Selekman’s Working with\nSelf-Harming Adolescents, provides a detailed treatment protocol\nfor working with this challenging population. It is a user-friendly\nresource book for conducting individual, couple, family, and group\ntherapy with young adult and adolescent self-harming clients. In\naddition, it presents a plethora of highly effective therapeutic\nstrategies and interventions and practice guidelines. This manual\nwill help both highly seasoned and beginning therapists feel more\nconfident and competent working with young adult and adolescent\nself-harming clients. line
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About the Author
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Matthew D. Selekman, MSW, LCSW, is a family therapist in private\npractice and the coordinator of Partners for Collaborative\nSolutions, an international family therapy training and consulting\npractice. He is also the author of Working with Self-Harming\nAdolescents.
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