Overview
EDPD : 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.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Number of contact hours: 14; outside hours: 4.
Language of instruction: English
