2015-06-22T13:51:13Z Kerri Arruda http://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/KerriArruda http://api.ning.com:80/files/FBfnXTo9RIHFZ46w0rXymQZRF7tV7fNtzM9i49tZY-xk*IZuReanGPol1Cg0lhi7jFBXeKgXRoN5LehLo1GkNujnL97P9t4G/1054962976.jpeg?xgip=0%3A0%3A575%3A575%3B%3B&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1 http://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=3u59224fkkk23&xn_auth=no tag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2015-02-28:3306069:BlogPost:105466 2015-02-28T19:13:46.000Z Kerri Arruda http://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/KerriArruda

<p>Hello ! I became a member of the World Café as part of my MA in Critical and Creative Thinking and a project that I had to create for my Dialogue Processes course. This course led me to the Circle of Seven, in which Anne Dosher is a prominent figure. Searching Anne led me here.</p> <p> I am now in the dire need of creating awareness about self-harm among adolescents. This is my Synthesis project for my MA in Critical and Creative Thinking at UMass Boston. My presentation is to be in May…</p>

<p>Hello ! I became a member of the World Café as part of my MA in Critical and Creative Thinking and a project that I had to create for my Dialogue Processes course. This course led me to the Circle of Seven, in which Anne Dosher is a prominent figure. Searching Anne led me here.</p> <p> I am now in the dire need of creating awareness about self-harm among adolescents. This is my Synthesis project for my MA in Critical and Creative Thinking at UMass Boston. My presentation is to be in May 2015.</p> <p></p> <p>I am a mother of twin daughters, I discovered my 12 year old daughter has cuts on her body. Later, I discovered these were self induced. Now, my daughter, now 14, has multiple scars on her body and one hospitalization for a suicide attempt.</p> <p>My project for my MA synthesis, is to promote awareness about self-harm. It appears that there are numerous Suicide Awareness sites... yet few Self-Harm sites.</p> <p></p> <p>Shouldn't we seek to intervene at the earliest point? Shouldn't we address Self-Harm before we allow it to progress to Suicide Ideation?</p> <p>As a dental hygienist of 22 years, we would treat a small cavity rather than let it progress to a root canal or extraction. This seems to be common sense, no?</p> <p>I see self-harm as the precursor to suicide, or suicidal ideation...shouldn't we act preventatively?</p> <p>I welcome any advice, suggestions, currents practices....</p> <p>Thank You!</p> <p>Concerned, Overwhelmed Mom</p> <p>Kerri Arruda, FAll River, Massachusetts</p> <p>774-526-0018</p> <p>[email protected]</p> <p></p>