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concerns of clinicians. The book should
help prepare active professional clinicians
and students for their interactions with
the legal system. Students should want to
maintain this book on their professional
reference shelf.
Reviewed by David H. Johnson, Ph.D., MSW,
LSW, Assistant Professor of social work at
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, and
Co-Coordinator of the Joint Millersville
University-Shippensburg University MSW
Program.
Responding to Self-Harm in Children and
Adolescents, by Steven Walker, Jessica Kingley
Publishers, London and Philadelphia, 2012,
144 pages, $27.95.

In his 2012 book, Responding to SelfHarm in Children and Adolescents, Steven
Walker provides a thorough manual
for professionals who are working with
people who are practicing self-harming
behaviors. The book is well organized
into four chapters: (1) Understanding
Self-Harm, (2) Recognizing and Treating
Self-Harm, (3) Early Intervention Prevention and the Journey to Recovery, and
(4) Supporting the Self-Harming Child.
Walker balances research with practical
knowledge to provide a comprehensive guide for one to better understand
children and self-harming. The author
also addresses different populations that
may be self-harming and how it can affect
them individually. This book can serve as
a manual not only for reference, but also
for information on different interventions
that are available.

In the first chapter, which focuses
on understanding, Walker engages
the reader in background information
revolving around self-harm. He provides
foundational knowledge for the reader to
further understand the next chapters. The
second chapter walks through different
treatment methods and their effects on
self-harm. In the third chapter, Walker
walks through the importance of complete
assessment and how that can help identify
self-harming behaviors. The last chapter
on supporting a child who is self-harming
addresses different support systems and
their roles, in addition to the recovery
process as a journey. This chapter could
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