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https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/39372| Title: | School response to self-injury: Concerns of mental health staff and parents. | Authors: | Hasking P.;Melvin G.A.;Kelada L. | Monash Health Department(s): | Psychology Spiritual Care |
Institution: | (Kelada, Melvin) Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University (Hasking) School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University | Issue Date: | 2-Apr-2018 | Copyright year: | 2017 | Place of publication: | United States | Publication information: | School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association. 32 (2) (pp 173-187), 2017. Date of Publication: 01 Jun 2017. | Abstract: | Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents poses a significant problem for schools, adolescents, and their families. However, appropriate guidelines for addressing NSSI, including when to disclose the behavior to parents, are currently lacking. The present study aimed to understand how school mental health staff and parents of secondary school students view NSSI to determine how parent-school communication about NSSI, and responses to NSSI, can be improved. Nineteen school mental health staff participated in interviews and 10 parents of adolescents with a history of NSSI completed open-ended questionnaire items. Staff identified that sector-wide NSSI policy and education for teachers and principals would help them feel more supported and improve consistency in addressing NSSI between and within schools. In contrast, parents wanted more support directed at them rather than solely their adolescent. Implications for policy and parental support provided by the school are discussed. (PsycINFO Database RecordCopyright (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved). | DOI: | http://monash.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000194 | ORCID: | Melvin, Glenn A.; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6958-3908 | PubMed URL: | 28414505 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28414505] | ISSN: | 1939-1560 (electronic) | URI: | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/39372 | Type: | Article | Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Qualitative study |
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