Submit a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation explaining the indicators of self-harm
Week 6: Psychological Development of Adolescents
Personal identities crystallize during adolescence. Through experimentation and evaluation of experience and ideas, the adolescent should establish some sense of who he or she really is. In other words, people get to know themselves during adolescence.
—Zaslow, Kirst-Ashman and Hessenauer (2019, p. 321)
At the same time that adolescents are undergoing dramatic physiological changes associated with puberty, they are also trying to negotiate psychological developments and milestones. Identity formation, the continued development of a moral code, and trying to understand issues involving gender and sexual identity are only a part of the rugged terrain through which adolescents must maneuver. For some populations with whom social workers engage, the psychological development of adolescents can sometimes take a turn into exploring boundaries of pain and self-harm. This week you will explore the indicators, symptoms, and interventions of, and for those, who self-harm.
References
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
• Identify indicators of self-harm
• Analyze responses to self-harm indicators
• Select indicators and interventions of self-harm
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Learning Resources
Required Readings
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
• Chapter 7, “Psychological Development in Adolescence” (pp. 320-360)
Moorey, S. (2010). Managing the unmanageable: Cognitive behavior therapy for deliberate self-harm. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 24(2), 135–149
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
• Working With Children and Adolescents: The Case of Dalia
Assignment: Recognizing and Responding to Those Who Self-Harm
For some adolescents, experiencing physical pain becomes a regular practice for managing psychological pain. Whether used as a coping mechanism, a way to express anger, or to deal with intense emotional pain, self-harming is often a call for help.
In school settings, faculty and staff are charged with protecting students, but how can they protect those students who choose to harm themselves? The importance of educators understanding the circumstances, causes, and effects of self-harming behavior so they can respond quickly and effectively cannot be overstated. For this Assignment, consider your role as a social worker and think about how you would raise awareness for educators to respond to this increasing maladaptive coping mechanism.
By Day 7
Submit a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation explaining the indicators of self-harm, appropriate interventions, and follow-up steps for educators needing to respond to those who self-harm.
PowerPoint slides should present bulleted text on the slides with a full transcript of the presentation in the notes section.
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