Strategies to Support System-Involved Youth who Self-Harm

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D.

Training Description

Many system-involved youth self-injure themselves and those who support them can struggle to know how to effectively respond to these behaviors. 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

1. Identify one risk factor for self-harm

2. Identify one reason system involved youth self-harm

3. Describe how to support system involved youth who self-harm

Agenda 

12:30-12:45pm  Introduction

12:45-2:15pm  Self-harm overview

2:15-2:30pm  Break (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

2:30-4:15pm  Safety planning and strategies for responding for self-harm

4:15-4:30pm  Closing and evaluations

Meet Our Trainers

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 CEUs 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.