- PMD: 4,6
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Poster Session 10: Psychological Services for Specific Groups of Students
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- understand the unique characteristics of female-identifying adolescents who engage in self-harm;
- learn strategies for prevention and intervention for female-identifying adolescents who engage in self-harm; and
- understand ways to support educators who interact with students who engage in self-harm.
Description
Strategies to support teenage girls engaging in self-injury are discussed through the results of a literature review. Audience includes practicing school psychologists and educators in secondary schools.
Presenter(s)
Rebecca J. Mohr, University of Washington