Young people and adult stakeholders' reflections on how school staff should support students who self-harm: A qualitative study.
education
guideline
school staff
self-harm
young people
Journal
Journal of adolescence
ISSN: 1095-9254
Titre abrégé: J Adolesc
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7808986
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
revised:
11
07
2022
received:
06
02
2022
accepted:
13
07
2022
pubmed:
27
7
2022
medline:
12
10
2022
entrez:
26
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Self-harm is a significant public health issue affecting school communities, students, and families. The school is an ideal environment for early intervention and prevention. This study aimed to explore the views of young people and stakeholders on how school staff should support students who self-harm in the context of developing accessible and acceptable guidelines. The study was nested within a larger Delphi study conducted in New Zealand. Two panels were asked to provide reflection in open text boxes in two questionnaires on how school staff can support students who self-harm. The youth panel included 22 participants between 16 and 25 years, and 81.8% identified as female and 18.3% as male. The stakeholder panel (e.g., school staff) included 27 participants over 25 years, and 63.0% identified as female, and 37.0% as male. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify key themes. Eight themes were identified; (1) an approach that prioritizes trust, (2) an approach that recognizes students' agency, (3) an individually tailored approach, (4) a whole-school approach, (5) an approach that recognizes role boundaries, (6) an approach that prioritizes safety, (7) a nonpunitive approach, and (8) an appropriately-resourced approach. The eight themes identified highlighted ineffective practices in response to self-harm in schools. The eight themes provide solutions to these practices. Our findings highlighted four recommendations that address ineffective management approaches in response to students who self-harm. These recommendations included using a student-centered approach, a whole-school approach, avoiding punitive approaches, and providing adequate resourcing to schools.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
969-980Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Adolescence published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Foundation for Professionals in Services to Adolescents.
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