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Exploring Self‐Injury Through a Relational Cultural Lens
Author(s) -
Trepal Heather C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00051.x
Subject(s) - mainstream , conceptual framework , through the lens metering , psychology , lens (geology) , social psychology , sociology , social science , political science , engineering , petroleum engineering , law
In this article, self‐injurious behaviors are examined through the conceptual framework of relational cultural theory (RCT). As an emerging theoretical approach that takes into account the importance of relationships and relational goals, it is suggested that RCT be used in conjunction with mainstream approaches to treat self‐injury.