Strategies to Support System-Involved Youth Who Self-Harm

Nicole Klasey

Training Description

Many system-involved youth self-injure themselves and providers can struggle to know how to effectively support them. This training will provide you with a better understanding of non-suicidal self-injury. You will be able to identify the reasons for the behavior as well as strategies to support system involved youth who hurt themselves.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to identify at least one risk factor for self-harm.

· Participants will be able to Identify at least one reason system involved youth self-harm.

· Participants will be able to identify at least one strategy for supporting system involved youth who self-harm.

Agenda

1:00 - 1:15pm  Introduction

1:15 - 2:45pm Self-harm overview

· Self-harm vs suicidal ideation/attempt

· Non-suicidal self-injury definition

· Non-suicidal self-injury examples

· Prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury

· Intrapersonal functions of self-harm

· Interpersonal functions of self-harm

2:45-3:00pm Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

3:00-4:45pm Self-harm safety planning and intervention

· Risk factors for self-harm

· Warning signs of self-harm

· Talking with youth about self-harm

· Harm reduction strategies

· Supporting youth with self-harm scars

· Behavioral chain analysis

· Vignettes to practice learned skills

4:45-5:00pm Closing and Wrap-up

Meet Our Trainer

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

This course meets the qualifications for (3.75) BBS CE hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.