Abstract
Central to any of any work with people with learning disabilities who self-injure must be the views of people with learning disabilities themselves. To date, many of the interventions and approaches that have been used have been based on what professionals feel is most appropriate, or on past patterns of the provision of support. In this chapter, people with learning disabilities who self-injure present their views about what they think helps them in the short-term, both when they are feeling like self-injuring and after self-injuring. In later chapters, longer-term psychological interventions are well-described.
Much of this chapter is based on the findings from research which has explored the views and experiences of people with learning disabilities who self-injure. We have already considered, in Chapter 5, how people with learning disabilities understand self-injury. In this chapter, we consider what support people wanted and what they thought would be helpful to their short-term needs. We also find out what support people had already received, and how helpful or otherwise people with learning disabilities had found this.
Much of this chapter is based on the findings from research which has explored the views and experiences of people with learning disabilities who self-injure. We have already considered, in Chapter 5, how people with learning disabilities understand self-injury. In this chapter, we consider what support people wanted and what they thought would be helpful to their short-term needs. We also find out what support people had already received, and how helpful or otherwise people with learning disabilities had found this.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Understanding and working with people with learning disabilities who self-injure |
Editors | Pauline Heslop, Andrew Lovell |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Pages | 71-79 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780857004437 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781849052085 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |