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What is non-suicidal self-harm?

Beautiful Voyager

Non-suicidal self-harm means inflicting damage to your own body without the intention of suicide (and not consistent with cultural norms). The most common methods of non-suicidal self-harm are cutting (70%) or scratching, deliberately hitting the body on a hard surface, punching, hitting or slapping one’s self, and biting or burning.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency.

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Sexual Abuse – When asked to keep it secret….

Gary Direnfeld

That can bring psychological and emotional harm. That injury can bring harm to self-worth, dignity, trust, security, faith. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice.

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Couple Counseling: Is It Safe?

Gary Direnfeld

It’s not uncommon for me to decline a request for couple counseling. Risk indicators includes screaming, name calling, breaking of objects, hitting, pushing, shoving, choking, threatening harm, abuse of pets, limiting access to resources, police or child protection agency involvement. Screening for these issues is never perfect.

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Leaving Home Before Your Time

Gary Direnfeld

They flee those conditions that being harm to self and others within the home. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. Some young people don’t leave home.

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Disconnect Bridged: Getting Closer in Your Relationship

Gary Direnfeld

She thought him self-centered. She saw how speaking up brought harm to her mother. They did practice and things improved. With practice the new behavior became more automatic. As scary as the thought of counseling was, for them it worked. He thought her a complainer. There was a perceived risk for her.

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January and You May Be Thinking About Divorce

Gary Direnfeld

This only increases the likelihood of further conflict as well as emotional harm to the children. 6) Consider counseling. If individually, the purpose can be how to manage yourself under pressure and how to bring your better self to the negotiating table. www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice.