## Abstract The present study investigated the effects of a treatment program on the self‐injurious behaviors of a 12‐year‐old autistic male. Initial observations indicated that these behaviors functioned primarily as escape responses to terminate performance demands. For 1 year the subject receive
College Counseling for Self-Injurious Behavior: A Case Study
✍ Scribed by Marta B. Aizenman
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 116 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1099-0399
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✦ Synopsis
This case study describes the counseling experience of a college woman undergoing treatment to address self‐injurious behavior. The article presents and illustrates a counseling approach that is conceptually based on attachment and object relations theory. The approach emphasizes the client‐counselor relationship and the need to establish a supportive interpersonal environment as the main factors contributing to positive change in the client's self‐injuring behavior.
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