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Self-Injury Support Group at HLA?

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Guest 2:
While my child was at HLA, several students in the Peer Group had issues with self-injury behaviors.

Each time we were at a Parent Workshop the parents of these children asked the Peer Group Counselors and Clay Erickson when they were going to start a support group for the children with self-injury behaviors. The response they received was, "They're not ready for that yet." (I was there and heard it with my own ears. I found that really disturbing!)

The parents of these children were a little dumbfounded since that's a major reason why they enrolled their children at HLA - to receive therapy to help with the self-injury issues.

It's a year later and still no self-injury support group.

Did anyone else out there experience this? Was a self-injury support group ever formed? If so, how long did it take? Who ran the support group?

Anonymous:
I know for a fact that there was a group for self-injurious behaviors as of a year ago, and it had been going on for quite some time.  Much of the time, the newer students were not allowed to be in the group, because they were not at a point where they were willing to listen to what was being said, and they would be more of a detriment to the rest of the group.

Troll Control:

--- Quote ---"They're not ready for that yet."
--- End quote ---


no doubt he was referring to the staff...  they're basically not ready for ANYTHING to do with mental health issues.

Anonymous:

--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---I know for a fact that there was a group for self-injurious behaviors as of a year ago, and it had been going on for quite some time.  Much of the time, the newer students were not allowed to be in the group, because they were not at a point where they were willing to listen to what was being said, and they would be more of a detriment to the rest of the group.
--- End quote ---


they would be more of a detriment to the rest of the group
 :o  

Am I missing something? I thought the whole point of a support group was to help people in all stages of addiction or other types of self-destructive behavior.  

I cannot believe that any well-meaning, legitimate support group would ever turn someone away because that person is not at the same "level" as members in the group. Futhermore after initially joining a support group, don't most of the "newcomers" sit back and listen? Newcomers are not supposed to be pressured into talking or participating until they are ready to do so - it's supposed to be a transition so that the person feels safe and comfortable talking about his/her issues in his/her own due time.

Aren't parents sold on the fact that their children will have access to support groups once they start at HLA? I'm sure these kids with self-injurious behavior and addictions have been in counseling way before arriving at HLA.

If you know for a fact there was a self-injurious group, then let us know who was running it and how often they met.

Anonymous:
I believe Joe Stapp was running it.  it met on a weekly basis.  

And...in theory, yes, it would be nice to allow all people into a group.  However, when you are dealing with oppositional teens, some of whom would like nothing more to sabotoge the group, you have to make the decision to include only those who are willing to work.  You can't force therapy on someone.

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