77. SIB1 - Responding to Light Head-Banging
Episode 77 of the Becoming Centered Podcast begins an arc focusing on self-injurious behaviors. Actions such as superficial cutting and head-banging are so frequent in residential treatment centers, especially those working with adolescents, that residential counselors are likely to encounter these issues. However, there tends to be little dedicated training in how to comprehensively respond to these problem-behaviors. The professional literature tends to focus on describing and interpreting these behaviors but doesn't speak to how they impact the staff at a treatment program. Not enough…
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