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The main objective of this book is to provide a detailed understanding of the relationship between bullying, suicide, and homicide and to offer an assessment and response strategy that is useful for mental health professionals who work with children. It will help readers understand that bullying is not a part of childhood development, but rather an aberrant behavior that for the victim can lead to adverse decisions, such as suicide and homicide.

Sommario

Persistant Bullying and Suicide as a Viable Option. Effective School Prevention. Inconspicuous Partners: Bullying as a Precursor to Suicide and Homicide. Factors that Increase Risk for Victims of Bullying. Screen. Assess. Mediate. Practical Application of the Bullying Lethality Identification System. Appendix A: BLIS Screening Tool. Appendix B: Suicide Assessment. Appendix C: Threat Assessment. Appendix D: Documentation of Bullying Intervention.
Companion CD: Bullying Lethality Screening Questionnaire for Use by Professionals. Decision Tree. The Negative Bullying Response Continuum for Suicide Assessment. Threat Assessment Guide. Guided Questions for an Unstructured Interview Using the BLSS.

Info autore

Butch Losey is the Director of Training for Child Focus, Inc. In addition, he runs a small private clinical practice providing marriage and family counseling. He is also an adjunct professor for Lindsey Wilson School for Professional Counseling. He has over 20 years experience in the mental health field and has worked with residential psychiatric patients, school-based mental health, teens in a partial hospitalization program, families in case management, and individual, group, and family counseling.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Butch Losey, Losey Butch
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.05.2011
• EAN: 9780415873444
• ISBN: 978-0-415-87344-4
• Pagine: 172
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Negotiating, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services