Presented by Dr. Janis Whitlock, The Cutting Edge: Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Community Youth Populations, Part Two. Self-injury is intentionally hurting the body (e.g. cutting, burning, etc.) but without suicidal intent. Because it often looks like a suicidal gesture it tends to evoke fear and confusion. This webinar is part 2 of a series and will focus on effective detection and intervention approaches in institutional settings and best practices for early intervention and prevention using up to date science and practice strategies.
Understand the NSSI recovery process and contextual contributors to cessation.
Understand core principles and practices in effective self-injury detection and intervention.
Discuss implications of the above for development of protocols and intervention strategies.
Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., MPH is the Director of the Self-Injury & Recovery Resources research program. Janis has worked extensively in the area of adolescent and women’s health and possesses formal training in Public Health and Human Development. She is particularly interested in the social, cultural, and contextual factors which influence adolescent development and identity formation. She has published in the areas of adolescent connectedness to school and community and, more recently, in self-injurious behavior in adolescents and young adults.
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