"This trusted practitioner resource is acclaimed for its clear, compassionate, and hopeful approach to working with clients who self-injure. Barent Walsh and his associates provide current, evidence-based knowledge about the variety and causes of self-injurious behavior, its relationship to suicidality, and how to assess and treat it effectively. Illustrated with detailed case examples, chapters review a wide range of cognitive-behavioral interventions. Essential guidance is provided on tailoring the intensity of intervention to each client's unique needs. Reproducible assessment tools and handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher.

Part 1: Definition And Contexts For Self-Injury: -- Definition and differentiation from Suicide -- Relationship between self-injury and suicide -- Overview of direct and indirect self-harm -- Major groups in which self-injury occurs -- Body piercings, tattoos, brandings, scarifications, and other forms of body modification -- Biopsychosocial model for self-injury -- Part 2: Assessment And Treatment: A Stepped-Care Model: -- Treatment: Step 1: -- Initial therapeutic responses -- Formal assessment of self-injury / Jennifer J Muehlenkamp -- Cognitive-behavioral assessment -- Contingency management -- Treatment: Step 2: -- Replacement skills training -- Cognitive treatment -- Family therapy / Michael Hollander -- Psychopharmacological Treatment / Gordon P. Harper -- Treatment: Step 3: -- Body image work -- Prolonged exposure or cognitive restructuring for treating PTSD and related self-injury -- Treatment: Step 4: -- Treating persons with multiple self-harm behaviors -- Residential treatment targeting self-injury and suicidal behavior in adolescents / with Leonard A. Doerfler and Ariana Perry -- Part 3: Specialized Topics: -- Managing reactions to self-injury: a guide for therapists and other caregivers -- Social contagion and self-injury -- Protocol for managing self-injury in school settings -- Asphyxial risk-taking (the "choking game") / Amy M. Brausch -- Understanding, managing, and treating foreign-body ingestion / with Ariana Perry -- Self-injury in correctional settings / Kenneth L. Appelbaum -- Treating major self-injury -- Appendix A: Breathing manual -- Appendix B: Body Attitudes Scale (BAS) -- Appendix C: Clinical scales to assess self-injury -- Appendix D: Helpful websites related to self-injury -- Appendix E: Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm.