{"product_id":"9780857004437","title":"Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-injure","description":"Adopting a predominantly psychological approach, this book provides carers with up-to-date information and resources to provide appropriately individualised care to people with learning disabilities who self-injure.    Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-Injure synthesises traditional (behavioural) and newer (psychological) approaches to understanding self-injury, drawing on psychoanalytic and social theory to provide practical guidelines for more sustained and effective support. It suggests that motivations for self-injury may be similar for people with and without learning disabilities, and draws on case work examples to suggest person-centred techniques that encourage communication – particularly important with people who do not use verbal communication - and recovery. The book covers a range of specific needs, including people with autism who self-injure, and emphasises the views of people with learning disabilities themselves and their families about what has worked best, and why.  At the end of each chapter, a variety of practical implications for the provision of support are given.  This book is for those supporting people with learning disabilities who self-injure and will be a useful resource for social workers, psychologists, counsellors, learning support workers, nurses and social and health care students.","brand":"Kingsley, Jessica Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124937834736,"sku":"9780857004437","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857004437_p0.jpg?v=1763828745","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857004437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}