Exploring Self Injury

Though over a dozen books have been written on self injury in the past decade, none have looked from the eyes of those who experienced the gripping effects of choosing to inflict physical harm to one's own body. Dr. Gongola presents information gathered during her years of research in a format useful to professionals, educators, family members, and individuals who experience the struggle with self injury. A novel use of the Delphi research method places individuals who self injure in the role of being the expert on their experiences. Here these adolescents and young adults share their experiences with barriers to seeking and receiving therapy effective in treating their self injury. The format of this book was chosen out of respect for the participants in the research. It was the desire of these individuals to be given credence as being capable of participating not only in therapy for his or her own self injury but also in research and education of self injury for professionals, educators, and families. Accounting for the inclusion of the research methods chapter. This book as a whole or in parts is useful to all who have been touched by self injury.

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Dr. Karen S. Gongola, PhD, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arkansas. She provides psychotherapy to youth and young adults for issues involving self injury including: trauma, depression, anxiety, and sexual abuse. She has provided education on self injury in publications and conferences for professionals and families of self injurers.