Mercedes Diaz 

Walden University

SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Dr. Shakebra Young

July 11,2021

SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Week 6 

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.

Submission and Grading Information

Responsiveness to Directions

13.5 (27%) – 15 (30%)

PowerPoint presentation fully addresses all instruction prompts.

Content

18 (36%) – 20 (40%)

PowerPoint presentation demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text(s) and Learning Resources. PowerPoint presentation provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other sources, and discerning ideas. PowerPoint presentation demonstrates exemplary critical thought.

PowerPoint presentation Style

13.5 (27%) – 15 (30%)

PowerPoint presentation is well organized. PowerPoint slides demonstrated professional writing expectations. Slides contain very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and are fully consistent with graduate level writing style.

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

Here is the article for  Moorey, S. (2010). Managing the unmanageable: Cognitive behavior therapy for deliberate self-harm. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 24(2), 135–149

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZgpBp8J9pN8egEU7FCR4FMoYreL19vIN/view?usp=sharing