Psychology of Self-Harm and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)

Name: Psychology of Self-Harm and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)
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Understand the mindset of teens and adults who inflict harm on themselves. And more importantly, learn how to help them!

Created byRandy Misael Dellosa

Last updated 2/2021

English

What you'll learn

1. Need for and urgency for learning about non-suicidal self-injury
2. The myths of non-suicidal self-injury
3. Definition of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)
4. DSM-5 criteria for Nonsuicidal Self-injury Disorder (NSSID)
5. Research findings on NSSI
6. Ways people inflict injury on themselves
7. Difference of NSSI in males and females
8. Personality traits associated with self-injury
9. Psychiatric conditions associated with self-injury
10. Reasons why people engage in non-suicidal self injury
11. Main sources of information on how people learn to injure themselves
12. Red flags (warning signs) of self-injury
13. Triggers for self-injurious behaviors
14. Risks and consequences of self-injury
15. The cycle of self-injury
16. The addictive potential of self-injurious behavior
17. Differences between NSSI and suicide attempts
18. Coping methods which self-injurers use for resisting the urge to self-injure
19. Therapies and treatment for people who self-injure
20. Tips to give parents of self-injurers
21. Controlling the spread of NSSI in school among students
22. Assessment
23. Difficulty of self-injurers to express themselves verbally and journalling
24. The power of the therapeutic relationship
25. Major goals in helping self-injurers
26. Attitudes to keep when helping self-injurers
27. Transference and counter-transference issues
28. Therapeutic dont's
29. Avoid teaching negative coping techniques
30. Therapeutic do's
31. Healthy coping skills to manage NSSI urges
32. Developing a safety plan
33. Moving towards a life of wholistic well-being

Course content

7 sections • 33 lectures • 1h 35m total length

The Importance and Urgency of this Course1:26
Explore urgency of understanding psychology of self-harm and non-suicidal self-injury, address prevalence, misinformation, and gaps in trained help, and equip you with knowledge and compassion to bring hope and healing.

What is nonsuicidal self-injury?1:29
DSM-5 Criteria for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder0:45
What does research tell us about NSSI?1:51
What are the ways teens and adults injure themselves?3:24
How do males and females differ in committing NSSI?1:26
What personality traits are associated with people who injure themselves?2:16
Identify how perfectionism and high self-expectations, along with low self-esteem, negative self-perception, and emotional sensitivity, relate to self-injury and alexithymia-driven suppression.
What psychiatric conditions have non-suicidal self-injury as a symptom?2:57
What reasons do people have for inflicting self-injury?6:32
How do teens and adults learn to injure themselves?1:50
What are the red flags (warning signs) that a person is inflicting self-injury?5:31
What triggers teens or adults to injure themselves?3:26
What are the consequences and risks of self-injury?1:19
What is the cyclical pattern of behavior observed in people who self-injure?1:45
Triggering situations provoke feelings, intensifying into a self-harm impulse; the person resists it, but the impulse strengthens, while guilt and shame erode self-esteem, leading to concealment and self-injury as coping.
Are self-injurious behaviors addictive?1:55
How does NSSI differ from suicide attempts?4:00
How do self-injurers help themselves resist the urge to self-injure?2:05
What are the types of psychotherapies and medical interventions for NSSI?10:04
What are some tips to give parents of self-injurers?3:07
How can schools control the spread of NSSI among students?1:35
Educate staff on non suicidal self-injury, implement awareness campaigns offering compassionate help while avoiding exposure of methods, and establish policies that define roles for teachers, nurses, counselors, and involve parents.

Understanding Self-Injury from the Self-Injurer's Point of View11:42
Learn to assess non-suicidal self-injury from the self-injurer’s perspective, starting with less sensitive topics and covering triggers, function, suicidality, methods, wounds, and post-injury experiences.
Difficulty of Self-Injurers to Verbally Express Themselves and Journaling2:05
Explore how self-injurers struggle to verbalize thoughts and feelings, sometimes fabricate explanations or are unsure why they self-injure, and use journaling to track triggers and episodes for therapy.

The Power of the Therapeutic Relationship0:26
Major Goals in Helping Self-Injurers1:45
Attitudes Necessary in Helping Self-Injurers3:05
Adopt four core attitudes to help self-injurers: maintain a nonjudgmental stance, practice respectful curiosity, set realistic expectations, and cultivate patience and hopefulness.
Transference and Counter-transference Issues1:45
Therapeutic Don'ts2:26
Avoid Teaching Negative Coping Techniques1:15
Therapeutic Do's2:12
Healthy Coping Skills to Manage NSSI Urges5:55
Collaborating on a Safety Plan2:17
Moving towards a Life of Wholistic Well-Being1:10

Requirements

No course requirements or prerequisites.

Description

This is a comprehensive, in-depth, academic, yet easy-to understand introductory course which is jam-packed with 32 topics relevant to the study of self-harm and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).

Sadly, non-suicidal self-injury has become a common behavior used by children, teens, and adults for coping with their emotional distress. Most people erroneously equate self-injurious behaviors with suicidality, but this is not always true. Self-injurers have to be treated differently than suicidal people. Moreover, self-injurers need to know that is much hope for them to recover, and that there are people-helpers who can support them in their journey towards having a more positive and meaningful life.

This certificated course will help you: (1) Understand the mindset and behaviors of people who injure themselves. (2) Assess self-injurious behaviors from the self-injurer's perspective. (3) Learn how to help people who injure themselves.

This course is NOT for you if you are depressed, self-injurious, or suicidal.

This is NOT a self-help course for people who are depressed, self-injurious, or suicidal.

This is NOT a skills-building course because skills-building is best done under supervision of a mental health professional in onsite, in-person workshops.

This course is taught by a doctor of both psychiatry and psychology who has had more than 25 years of clinical experience in helping people overcome and heal from their self-injurious tendencies and behaviors.

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in understanding the mindset and behaviors of people who injure themselves.
Students of psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counseling, life coaching, social work, and holistic healing.
Mental health professionals such as life coaches, counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
People with friends, partners, family members, or relatives who engage in self-harm or self-injury.
Mental health advocates.
Social workers, human resources professionals, church workers, and physicians.
NOTE: This is NOT a self-help course for people are depressed, self-injurious, or suicidal. If you are experiencing such problems, please seek the help of a mental health professional as soon as possible.
NOTE: This is NOT a skills-building proficiency course. Skills-building is best done in onsite in-person workshops under the supervision of a mental health professional.

Psychology of Self-Harm and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)

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Course content

Welcome1 lecture • 1min

Pre-test0

Understanding the Mindset and Behaviors of People who Injure Themselves19 lectures • 57min

Assessment2 lectures • 14min

Learning How to Help People who Engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury10 lectures • 22min

Post-test0

Congratulations, my dear friend!1 lecture • 1min

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