Resources for professionals

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Books and articles

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

By E. David Klonsky, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, Stephen P. Lewis, Barent Walsh

Hogrefe Publishing (Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidence-Based Practice vol 22), 2011.

“This accessible and practical book provides therapists and students with a clear understanding of key issues, as well as suitable assessment techniques and treatment approaches.”

Self-Injury – A Guide for School Professionals (Self-injury Outreach & Support)

http://sioutreach.org/learn-self-injury/school-professionals/

Self-Injury – A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (MHPS) (Self-injury Outreach & Support)

http://sioutreach.org/learn-self-injury/mental-health-professionals/

Self-Injury – A Guide for Medical Professionals (Self-injury Outreach & Support)

http://sioutreach.org/learn-self-injury/medical-professionals/

Downloadable guide and web articles

Training

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury 101 (CRPSIR)

Cost: 199$

Target audience: Youth serving professionals operating in school systems, systems of higher education, and community-based organizations and mental health providers.

https://portal.ecornell.com/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=30023374

“This course will review self-injury contexts, epidemiology, function, vectors for contagion and spread, and strategies for detection, intervention and prevention. The focus is on self-injury in community (non-clinical) populations of youth, but does include information useful for anyone wanting to understand core common features, functions, and intervention strategies.”

Training from Self injury Support

https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/new-and-updated-self-harm-training

“Self injury Support has 30 years’ experience in delivering high quality self-harm training to a wide variety of settings and participants. Our approach is participative and reflective, and is focused on bringing the voice of people who use self-harm into the room, building empathy and confidence for supporters.”

Recommendations

Media Guidelines for the Responsible Reporting & Depicting of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (International Society for the Study of Self-Injury)

https://itriples.org/media_guidelines/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F9B81777FE962305A3130163853A536D/S0007125020001919a.pdf/media_guidelines_for_the_responsible_reporting_and_depicting_of_nonsuicidal_selfinjury.pdf

Evidence-based recommendations for management of self harm and suicide in non-specialized health settings (World Health Organization)

https://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap/evidence/suicide/en/