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KMID : 1094520210240030225
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Korean Journal of Play Therapy
2021 Volume.24 No. 3 p.225 ~ p.251
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A Narrative Inquiry on Counselors’ Experiences with Adolescents Who Engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
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Park So-Youn
Yoo Mee-Sook
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of about the counselors’ experiences with those adolescents who engage in non-suicidal self-injury(nssi) and to derive whatever lessons or greater meaning we can from their experiences. The lived experiences of counselors were explored through in-depth interviews following a narrative inquiry methodology. Two counselors with more than 7 years experience and who have worked with more than 3 nssi clients were chosen as participants. Their experiences were interpreted and categorized into four main topics: ‘becoming a counselor who focuses on human beings’, ‘becoming a counselor who practices the ethics of self-care’, ‘understanding their adolescent clients within the context of this phenomenon’, and ‘becoming a counselor who accepts the limitations of counseling’. The significance of this study is that it has broadened our understanding of the counselors’ experiences with adolescents who engage in nssi and the difficulties they may face, as well as helping to confirm the process at work in the counselors’ self-development.
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KEYWORD
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non-suicidal self-injury, NSSI, counselor, experience, narrative inquiry method
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