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This month's dilemma: Cameron gets on well with his therapist. They have developed a quasi-supervisory relationship during his counselling training and now he thinks she might be an ideal supervisor
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We’ve always been told throughout the counselling course that the journey each of us will follow during training will change us
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What makes a good therapist? What values do you hold dear? Former nurse Els van Ooijen wanted to be able to help her patients emotionally, but also to understand and heal herself
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The Suicidal Behaviour Research Group at Stirling University has found that teenagers who reported having concerns about their sexual orientation, a history of sexual abuse or those who knew a family member who had self-harmed, were five times more likely to self-harm.
Study reveals teen self-harm rates
The Suicidal Behaviour Research Group at Stirling University has found that teenagers who reported having concerns about their sexual orientation, a history of sexual abuse or those who knew a family member who had self-harmed, were five times more likely to self-harm.
The study of 2,000 teenagers found that up to one per cent of 15 and 16- year-olds across central Scotland have self-harmed.
The findings were presented last month at the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour in Glasgow, the largest conference on suicide ever hosted in the UK. The risk of suicide is 60 to 100 times higher among those who self-harm.bbc.co.uk
