EDPD 261. Effective School Response to Self-Injury.
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EDPD 261
Effective School Response to Self-Injury.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Education - Dean's Office (Faculty of Education)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Covers the essentials of internationally recommended guidelines for school response to student self-injury. Uncovers the myths and misconceptions about the prevalence, gender differences and underlying causes of self-injury. A framework for school response is provided with specific training on identification, first response, early assessment, effective referral, school appropriate intervention and support. Recommendations are provided for managing common challenges such as student disclosure of scars, spread/contagion, parental notification and social media and self-injury.
- Number of contact hours: 14; outside hours: 4.
- Language of instruction: English
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