How Family Response Effects the Adolescent Experience of NSSI: Implications for Practice

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury has become a common coping strategy during the adolescent years. Family response and cultural considerations have been found to impact the therapeutic outcomes of adolescents who use NSSI to cope. This original research will give you the knowledge, tools, and strategies to prevent and intervene with clients who struggle with NSSI.

Learning Objectives:

1.) Participants will be able to define and identify non-suicidal self-injury, warning signs of self-injury, and the cycle of self-injury. 2.) Participants will be able to identify and process the implications that family response and cultural considerations has on the outcome of non-suicidal self-injury interventions, based on research. 3.) Participants will learn specific family-based, culturally responsive, interventions that can be implemented in both clinical and school settings. They will be able to facilitate trainings in their specific work setting and provide others with the knowledge and educations related to self-injury.

Speakers:

Krystal Humphreys

Wendy Helmcamp

Michael Moyer