A person-centred conceptualisation of non-suicidal self-injury recovery: a practical guide

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behaviour many counselling psychologists encounter in practice, and the way clinician's respond can have an important impact on the individual's experience of recovery. The person-centred NSSI recovery framework incorporates the voices of lived experien...

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Published inCounselling psychology quarterly Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 376 - 397
Main Authors Hasking, Penelope, Lewis, Stephen P., Tonta, Kate
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Counselling psychologists
NSSI
Patient-centered care
person-centred
Psychologists
Recovery
Recovery (Medical)
Self compassion
Self injury
Self-efficacy
strengths-based
Suicide
Sympathy
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Summary:Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behaviour many counselling psychologists encounter in practice, and the way clinician's respond can have an important impact on the individual's experience of recovery. The person-centred NSSI recovery framework incorporates the voices of lived experience in understanding the multi-faceted nature of recovery. This paper outlines important considerations for how the recovery framework can guide clinicians with respect to both therapeutic stance and intervention targets in order to support clients in navigating their experience of NSSI and recovery. Clinicians should adopt a strengths-based approach and foster self-efficacy and self-compassion with persons with lived experience. This paper provides specific recommendations for counselling psychologists and their clients, including encouraging clinicians to avoid making assumptions about the causes, meanings, and outcomes of self-injury, and to be cognizant of the non-linear nature of the recovery process.
ISSN:0951-5070
1469-3674
DOI:10.1080/09515070.2023.2225045