Non-Suicidal Self-Injury:
What's Beneath the Surface and How to Help
Course Objectives
Demystify NSSI and learn concrete, trauma-informed tools to recognize, assess, and intervene with youth who engage in self-injury. Help clients, patients and students use alternate forms of emotional regulation and move toward healing.
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Define non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and differentiate it from suicidal behaviors in clinical and school-based settings.
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Identify common functions and risk factors of NSSI in pre-teens and adolescents, including developmental, relational, and cultural influences.
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Recognize signs of co-occurring mental health conditions that may underlie or exacerbate NSSI behaviors.
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Apply trauma-informed and evidenced-based strategies for assessing and responding to NSSI across diverse practice settings.
Presenter
Jennifer Toof, PhD, LPC, NCC
Trauma Specialist, Licensed Professional Counselor
Dr. Jennifer Toof is a Licensed Professional Counselor, owner of Trauma Informed Counseling & Consulting, and former CGRC Employee of the Year. Her PhD is in International Psychology with a concentration in trauma services. She is a Certified Trauma Therapist whose expertise includes working with clients who have experienced traumatic and/or depressive symptoms following childbirth. She has presented on this topic for the American Psychological Association and for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is a prolific presenter, has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and is highly active in a number of local, national, and international advocacy efforts. traumainformedllc.com
Help youth heal from NSSI behaviors.
Intended for Behavioral Health and Healthcare Providers, School-Based Clinicians, Graduate Students and others who support adolescent health and well-being.