@article{ref1,
title="Understanding the experience and needs of school counsellors when working with young people who engage in self-harm",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2019",
author="Te Maro, Ben and Cuthbert, Sasha and Sofo, Mia and Tasker, Kahn and Bowden, Linda and Donkin, Liesje and Hetrick, Sarah E.",
volume="16",
number="23",
pages="e16234844-e16234844",
abstract="Self-harm rates are increasing globally and demand for supporting, treating and managing young people who engage in self-harm often falls to schools. Yet the approach taken by schools varies. This study aimed to explore the experience of school staff managing self-harm, and to obtain their views on the use of guidelines in their work. Twenty-six pastoral care staff from New Zealand were interviewed. Interviews were analyzed and coded using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: The burden of the role; discrepancies in expectations, training, and experience; and the need for guidelines to support their work. This research, therefore, demonstrated a need for guidelines to support school staff to provide support around decision making and response to self-harm in the school environment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph16234844",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234844"
}